- Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has called for "open and frank" discussions with the British government regarding the future security arrangements of UK military bases on the island.
- The move follows Iranian drone attacks on RAF Akrotiri, prompting concerns that the base could pose a security threat to Cyprus.
- Mr Christodoulides aims to renegotiate the 1960 treaty that established the sovereign bases.
- He described them as a "colonial consequence" and cited responsibility for 10,000 Cypriot citizens living within them.
- The UK Ministry of Defence said that the status of the Sovereign Base Areas is not up for negotiation, saying that UK sovereignty over these areas remains unchanged since 1960.
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