Israel and Cyprus have reached an agreement under which the island's security forces will receive Israeli-made military equipment, according to a statement by an official representative of the Jewish state's defense ministry, cited by TASS.

Cyprus will receive from Israel personal protective equipment and tactical cargo carrying systems developed by Source. In addition, the Israeli side will supply a tactical cargo carrying system for Cypriot soldiers, developed by Marom Dolphin, the report said.

The signing of these intergovernmental agreements took place on June 29 in the presence of Israeli and Cypriot Defense Ministers Benny Gantz and Charalambos Petridis.