A team of German experts had assessed the ‘Andreas Papandreou’ air base in Cyprus as a possible relocation from Turkey for their aircraft supporting the anti-IS mission.

This is what Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Wednesday, adding that this is what the Germans had done in Jordan and Kuwait as well.

“This (assessment) took place last year and since then we heard nothing from them, absolutely nothing,” he also said.

Earlier on Wednesday, Germany’s defense minister said her office has drafted a list of eight locations where it could move aircraft supporting the anti-IS mission if Turkey continues to block German lawmakers from visiting troops at the Incirlik base.

Ursula von der Leyen also said that a team is already in Jordan to assess a site there for its Tornado reconnaissance jets and a refueling plane, and Cyprus is also being considered.

Nonetheless, she stressed talks with Turkey were still on-going.

Germany has granted asylum to some soldiers Turkey believes were involved in a failed coup attempt last summer.

That has prompted Turkey to block a request for German lawmakers to visit some 270 troops serving with the coalition against the Islamic State group at the Incirlik air base.