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- Turkey warned on April 30, 2026 that a French troop deployment to Cyprus could upset stability and raise tensions.
- France and Cyprus finalized a Status of Forces Agreement, with signing expected in June, prompting Minister Ünal Üstel to label the deployment dangerous and unjustified.
- Turkey noted that 50,000 Turkish troops, 4,000 British troops and 1,000 Greek troops are on Cyprus and that the France-Greece alliance threatens peace.
