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- Nikos Christodoulides, the Cypriot President, leads Cyprus in urging the European Union to formally debate Article 42(7), the bloc's mutual defense clause, amid the Middle East crisis.
- The situation exposes security gaps for EU states not covered by NATO.
- Cyprus has intensified its efforts since early March to push for clear implementation rules.
- An informal summit on April 23-24 will address these procedural gaps.
