Diaspora Cypriots demand clarification on UK-Turkey Eurofighter deal

The Federation of Cypriots in the UK urged British defence secretary John Healey on Tuesday to justify a multi-billion-pound contract linked to the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey.

The federation warned that the agreement, signed last week, may breach UK strategic export licence criteria and Britain’s obligations as a guarantor power under the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee.

The letter expressed concern that supplying advanced combat aircraft to Turkey could “create serious...