Russia and Cyprus have never discussed deployment of the Russian military base in Cyprus , said the Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides after the talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. Asked whether the foreign ministers discussed the issue of deployment during their meeting, given that there has been such a discussion on-going in the press for a long time, the minister said. "I am afraid, but such a thing has been discussed in the press only. I do not think that it's ever been discussed in governmental circles. Today this issue hasn’t been considered, " said Minister, reports the TASS. Sergey Lavrov, in his turn, confirmed that that they haven’t raised such an issue during the meeting.