Palmas reiterates that Cyprus not targeted, threats concerned British bases alone

Cyprus itself was not the target of recent threats in the region, defence minister Vasilis Palmas said on Tuesday, clarifying that warnings instead related solely to the British bases.

Speaking to Greek broadcaster ERT, Palmas asserted that the republic had not been directly threatened despite rising tensions linked to the regional conflict.

“It was not the Republic of Cyprus that was threatened, but the British bases”.

The minister made the remarks following a tripartite...