Former Turkish Cypriot leader: British bases can only be abolished with Cyprus solution
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat explains it is impossible to abolish the British military bases in Cyprus without first solving the Cyprus problem. His statement comes against the backdrop of discussions within the government and even in the European Council about renegotiating the status of the bases. Talat sees a solution to the base issue as inseparable from an overall solution for divided Cyprus.