georgios100 wrote:DT. wrote:georgios100 wrote:It is paranoid to believe that EU will allow one of it's members (UK) to maintain military bases at another EU member(CY). This is a clear violation of EU standards and must be enforced immediately upon signing the solution of the Cyprus problem. As a matter of fact, the removal of the bases should be included into the current talks and implemented into the negotiated solution. The bases ( relic of the colonians) are not in the best interest of RoC and should be considered a threat of the secutity of the island.
Georgios100
agree with you regarding the removal of the bases mate but I believe this approachIt is paranoid to believe that EU will allow one of it's members (UK) to maintain military bases at another EU[/b] member(CY)[/color]. This is a clear violation of EU standards and must be enforced immediately upon signing the solution of the Cyprus problem
is a wrong one. Otherwise Angela Merkel would have kicked out the British bases in Germany ages ago.
Seriously DT, I just can't think of a reason as to why these bases should remain in Cyprus. Is it in the best interest of RoC to keep the bases? Is there any Cypriots who would like the bases to stay as they are? Why?
The British want to maintain the bases for strategic reasons for controlling/monitoring the Middle East? Similar control at Gibraltar?
Georgios100
No Cypriots i know of mate that would want these bases to remain. The situation is that it will take a new constitution to remove them. The British need the bases for re-fuelling now that they're slowly going to dismantle their navy and start getting rid of a few aircraft carriers. Basically, we're the aircraft carrier.