British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said on Thursday that London will retain its bases at Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus.
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“The sovereign base areas are in a region of geo-political importance and high priority for the United Kingdom’s long-term national security interests,” he said in a written statement to parliament.