Cyprus is in fixed contact and discussions with the USA, in addition to the European Union, for each technical and monetary upgrading of the Andreas Papandreou air base and the naval base in Mari.
Talking on CyBC, authorities spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis stated that American technocrats are anticipated on the island in January, noting that the improve is a part of the deepening of Cyprus’s protection capabilities.
He defined that in the course of the implementation of the “Amaltheia” mission, the Authorities recognized the necessity to improve infrastructure, clarifying that this falls inside the framework of the humanitarian position performed by Cyprus within the area.
Letymbiotis rejected the criticism that Cyprus is popping right into a base for Westerners, saying Cyprus emerged as a key humanitarian level in a turbulent and difficult area.
In a latest interview, President Christodoulides as soon as once more emphasised that each bases would be the bases of the Republic of Cyprus and that they don’t have any intention of giving bases to anybody.
Christodoulides acknowledged that the bases may very well be given to the usage of not solely Western nations but in addition different nations that need to use them for humanitarian functions, and he gave for instance the truth that the bases got to the Folks’s Republic of China to take away its residents from the area.
Christodoulides, who additionally touched upon NATO membership in the remainder of his interview, acknowledged that the usage of bases had nothing to do with advancing in the direction of NATO, and stated, “If it have been potential, we might instantly grow to be a member of NATO.”
