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[magikthrill]

Papadopulos threatens to end Turkey’s EU negotiation
Wednesday, February 02 2005 @ 12:54 PM Central Standard Time
The Greek Cypriot leader called on the European Union to take on a greater role in resolving the Cyprus dispute.
The leader of the Greek Cypriot administration has threatened to block Turkey’s European Union accession process if Ankara does not formally recognise his state.

Speaking to representatives of the Greek Cypriot and foreign media, Tasos Papadopulos said that as Turkey has signed the 1996 Customs Union agreement with the EU, it had to abide by the requirement of the deal to recognise new members of the bloc. The Greek Cypriot state became a full member of the EU in May last year.
“It either signs it or the negotiation process does not start,” the Greek Cypriot leader said.
Papadopulos said that signing the protocol would be the first step to normalising relations between Ankara and Greek Cypriots. He added that this would contribute to the resolving of the dispute on the island.
He also called on the EU “to take a proactive role” in any renewed reunification negotiations, though added he did not expect UN attempts to restart talks to start any time.

[Saint Jimmy]

It seems to me that the title of this article is rather misleading. T-Pap didn't tell us anything new there... at least, nothing we haven't heard before.

[magikthrill]

Well at first it was settled with the customs agreement but now he seems to be asking for the whole nine yards, ie full recognition.

[brother]

the terrorist is a complete arsehole and will ensure while he is in power there will never be solution.

[brother]

TALAT: “ANKARA DOESN’T NEED TO WAIT UNTIL OCT. 3 TO SIGN CUSTOMS UNION PROTOCOL”
Addressing a conference in Istanbul yesterday, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat said that there was no need for Ankara to wait until Oct. 3 in order to sign the Customs Union Protocol. “If Ankara waits until Oct. 3, then Greek Cypriots will use this against us,” he said. Talat stated that the European Union and the UnitedNations should work hard to resolve the Cyprus issue, adding that after joining the EU in May, Greek Cypriots didn’t exert efforts for a resolution on the island. “The EU needs to urge Greek Cyprus for a resolution,” he said. “The UN should take action to help parts to reach a resolution and the UN Security Council should approve the report prepared by the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.” /Cumhuriyet/

[Piratis]

the terrorist is a complete arsehole and will ensure while he is in power there will never be solution.

Not the solution that you want (disguised partition). That for sure he will not allow to happen, and thats why we will vote for him again, and thats why you will hate him even more. Throwing mad at him will not help you one bit.

[brother]

You seem to be reflecting your own desires on others piratis, we are after solution and will always be against partition, but it is well known that tassos is the master of deception like when he fooled the E.U at referandum and is now fooling simple people like you.

[Piratis]

we are after solution and will always be against partition

By "we" you mean whom? I am not talking to you personally, but the views of your leadership and probably the majority of TCs are very different from what you claim. Partition is what they have been trying for ages, they rejected everything, they didn't obey UN resolution, they declared that their "TRNC" should be recognized (if this is not wanting partition I don't know what is), and finally they accept a partition plan that gave them what the wanted (partition) with the added bonus of EU.

he fooled the E.U at referendum

How exactly did he do that? The referendum was the answer of the people to the crap that some foreigners were trying to force on us.

fooling simple people like you

Brother, If I was simple, and If I could be fooled so easily, you would love me. But I am not, and too bad for you that Papadopoulos and the majority of Greek Cypriots are not either.

[-mikkie2-]

Brother

Using terms such as 'terrorist' in order to describe Papadopoulos can only inflame the GC attitudes towards the TC's. I am sure that you are aware that the leader of the TC community for the past 40 years was also a terrorist and to top it all he continues to threaten the reawakaning of terrorist tendencies if a solution does not support his views.

[brother]

I am a big enough man to accept that denktas is what you say he is but are you and piratis big enough men to accept that tassos is what tc suggest he is or are you going to do what you done in the sixties(EOKA) etc. and be completely blind to his activities again and lead you down the road of fantasy and pain.