U.S. Embassy: United States Has No Intention To Establish Military Bases In Cyprus

ANKARA - The U.S. Embassy in Ankara has said that the United States did not have any intention to establish military bases in Cyprus.
Releasing a statement, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara said on Thursday, ''several recent reports in the Turkish press have claimed that the United States is seeking to establish military bases in Cyprus.''
Recalling that one such report alleged that Secretary of State Colin Powel discussed the issue with Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) during their meeting in the United States earlier this week, the statement added, ''these reports are completely false.''
(UK-AÖ) 06.05.2004