Ukrainian → English transcript

When Cyprus is attacked, all of Europe is attacked.

I would also like to thank you, the Cypriot peoples, on behalf of the government.

We are bound by partnerships,

strategic ones and those deployed in recent days, and our presence, all three of us,

standing shoulder to shoulder today,

attests to the strength of these partnerships, their solidity,

and the fact that your fellow citizens can truly believe in them and know that

behind these signed texts there is the solidarity of nations and their armed

commitment.

Thank you for your concrete and substantial support.

And finally, we want to ensure freedom of navigation and maritime security.

In the Eastern Mediterranean, we are present in the Red Sea,

from Suez to Bab- el- Mandeb,

in particular within the framework of the so- called Aspides operation,

which is already an operational coalition whose headquarters is located in Greece,

and which is currently being coordinated by Greece. France will make its

contribution with two frigates dedicated to this mission. In 1970.

And we are in the process of creating, and this was just mentioned,

a purely defensive, purely escort mission that must be prepared with European and

non- European states and that must allow, as soon as possible,

after the end of the hottest phase of the conflict,

the escort of container ships and tankers for the gradual reopening of the

Strait of Hormuz, which is necessary for international trade,

as well as for the flow of gas and oil that will once again be able to leave

this region.