Cameron offers use of RAF Akrotiri to France

The French military can make use of the British air base on Cyrus, Prime Minister David Cameron said. Cameron made the offer during his meeting with French President François Hollande.

Map of Akrotiri-en
By Oona Räisänen [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Hollande welcomed the British support and he called on Britain to join France in launching air strikes against ISIL in Syria.

“France has taken the decision last September. It is up to the United Kingdom how it can commit and operate.”

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