Press release

Joint statement following the first meeting of the Sovereign Base Areas Specialised Committee - 9 June 2020

The first meeting of the Committee on 9 June by video conference, co-chaired by European Commission and UK government officials, looked at Sovereign Base Areas.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 9 June 2020

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Joint statement following the meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Specialised Committee on issues related to the implementation of the Protocol on the Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Cyprus:

The Committee was established by the Withdrawal Agreement to facilitate the implementation and application of the Protocol.

The UK and the EU reaffirmed their commitment to continued progress in implementing the measures outlined in the Protocol, which shall apply at the end of the Transition Period. 

The co-chairs agreed that the Committee will meet again as necessary to facilitate the implementation of the Protocol. 

Published 9 June 2020