CYPRIOT FM: WE MAY STILL VETO EU-TURKEY TALKS

PanARMENIAN.Net
18.12.2006 17:33 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Greek Cypriot Foreign Minister George Lillikas
said on Sunday that the Greek Cypriot administration may still veto
opening of chapters with Turkey in its EU accession talks. ‘We cannot
close our eyes to the behavior of Turkey vetoing our membership
to the international organizations. Under these conditions nobody
should expect opening of any chapter in Turkey’s accession talks,"
Lillikas said. The Greek Cypriot foreign minister was referring to
Ankara’s veto of Greek Cypriot membership to several international
organizations and activities including the Organization of Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) and participation in strategic
EU-NATO discussions. The Greek Cypriot administration claims
sovereignty on the whole island including the Turkish north, while
Turkey only recognizes the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
reports The New Anatolian.