Cyprus Transport, Communications and Works Minister, Yiannis Karousos, said on Tuesday that the Republic of Cyprus is ready to charter flights to repatriate Cypriot citizens from Ukraine, if this is needed.

Asked after a meeting of the Council of Ministers, if the Ministry of Transport is ready to contribute in case flights need to be chartered for the repatriation of Cypriot citizens from Ukraine, Karousos said that "if it is needed we are fully prepared to charter flights for the repatriation of any Cypriot citizens."

The Minister recalled that Cypriots were also repatriated during the lockdown period, noting that the Ministry played a very important role in coordinating and organising these repatriations, along with other Ministries, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Health Ministry and the Deputy Ministry of Tourism.