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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Cypriot president demands talks with UK over military bases – branding them ‘colonial consequences’

The president of Cyprus has said he will have an “open and frank discussion with the British government” over the future of the UK military bases located in Cyprus.

Nikos Christodoulides described the bases as being a “colonial consequence” and said the Cypriot government has a responsibility to the 10,000 citizens living within the bases amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

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