POLITIS, CYPRUS: EU GIVES SEVERA SLAP IN TURKEY’S FACE

Focus News, Bulgaria
Sept 29 2005

Strasbourg. The EU Parliament discovered two problems of Turkey after
yesterday’s session of the EU Parliament. This comes only five days
before the start of the accession talks between Turkey and Cyprus on
3rd October, Politis newspaper reports.

The EU Parliament reminded for the Turkish duties concerning Cyprus
in connection with the recognition of the country and Turkey’s
acknowledgement of the genocide against Armenian people. “If Ankara
doesn’t recognize Nicosia as soon as possible, that will have serious
consequences on the pre-accession procedures between Turkey and the
EU that could lead even to their ceasing”, the newspaper ads.