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Cyprus - France eyes air base to boost military role - by Andre by Andre Borowiec
France hopes to obtain the use of a key air base in Cyprus to facilitate its ambition of playing a major role in the eastern Mediterranean. Details of a proposed military-cooperation treaty were discussed during a visit to Cyprus last week by French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, who observed the evacuation of French nationals from Lebanon by warships of the French navy. The role of Cyprus as the hub in the massive evacuation of foreigners -- and now as the main link in efforts to create a "humanitarian corridor" for aid flowing to Lebanon -- appears to have given impetus to military talks between France and Cyprus.
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