Iceland says no request from U.S. to reopen NAS Keflavik

Commenting on a recent report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir says Washington has not made any request to reopen Naval Air Station Keflavik.

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In its report “Undersea Warfare in Northern Europe”, the think-tank had recommended that the air base be re-opened.