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Christopher McKeon

Cypriot president calls for ‘frank discussion’ about future of British bases

Cyprus’s president Nikos Christodoulides has cast doubt on the future of Britain’s bases in Cyprus (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA) - (PA Archive)

The president of Cyprus has called for an “open and frank discussion” about the future of Britain’s bases on the island once the crisis in the Middle East is over.

Speaking outside a meeting of the European Council in Brussels on Thursday, Nikos Christodoulides said the two bases were a “colonial consequence” as he appeared to cast doubt on their future.

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