A US-funded center in Cyprus will help train officials from countries in the eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East on the latest techniques in border, customs, maritime and cyber security, the acting head of the US Department of Homeland Security said on Monday.
Chad Wolf said the $5 million (4 million-euro) Cyprus Center for Land, Open-Seas, and Port Security (CYCLOPS) will incorporate a mobile facility to instruct officials on how to best protect their key infrastructure and take part in cross-border cyber investigations.
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The center will also include a mock land border crossing and a passenger screening area. The U.S. will build the facility and provide equipment and trainers. It's expected that it will be completed by year's end.
Wolf called the center an important result of a renewed American engagement in the Eastern Mediterranean region and "of the strong relationship between the United States and Republic of Cyprus."
