Six aircraft, which were leased by the Republic of Cyprus, are expected to arrive in Cyprus in June, to contribute to the efforts to deal with the fires.
Speaking on the morning itinerary, the Minister of Agriculture Maria Panagiotou mentioned that four planes will arrive from Australia and two from a Latin American country.
He also mentioned that there was contact with other countries in the region, which expressed their willingness to send aircraft to Cyprus to extinguish fires, in case of an emergency.