The new modern shooting range "Fanou" in the area of Protaras was inaugurated today by the Minister of Defense Savvas Angelidis.
In order to succeed, we had to fight the bureaucracy and this was successful, he said in his statements, thanking those who worked in collaboration with the Municipality of Paralimni and its Mayor, the competent Minister.
"This type of firing range will give the opportunity to fire with different weapons, it will serve the purpose of training our officers and soldiers," he said.
Answering a question, Mr. Angelidis said that there are plans to improve existing shooting ranges but also to build new ones.
"It is through the shooting ranges that the capability of the National Guard is upgraded due to the continuous training and we should always be in perfect harmony and cooperation with the local authorities because on the one hand we recognize the role of the shooting range and on the other there are complaints." reported.
YPAM expressed the belief that with the full cooperation with the local authorities, we have managed to overcome these difficulties and peculiarities, so that the Commanders can continue the training smoothly with their units.
Asked whether there will be more exercises in the Xintou shooting range, the Minister of Defense answered "of course" and added that "we have reached an agreement that I think that with good will will be able to operate smoothly in the near future."
Source: alphanews