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[soyer]

LUXEMBOURG: The Associated Press

EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to ease the economic isolation of the Turkish-Cypriot controlled part of Cyprus, in a move designed to bolster efforts to reunify the island.

The measures "aim at enhancing trade and economic integration on the island," the EU ministers said in a statement, adding that they would help "support" both Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders in finding a negotiated settlement to end the 34-year division of the island.

The European Union said the rules would lift duties on agricultural products and ease restrictions on companies that carry out services across the so-called Green Line that divides the two communities.

The value limit of personal goods carried by visitors crossing the line also will be raised from €135, or $209, to €260 to encourage economic integration.

The EU has in the past also urged the opening of more crossing points along the Green Line to bolster trust between the two communities.

Measures to ease the economic isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community have been held up for years by Greek Cypriot officials, who fear that opening trade ties with the northern part of the island would mean a de facto recognition of the breakaway state.

Only Turkey recognizes the Turkish Cypriot republic, and only the Greek Cypriot part of the island has joined the European Union, in 2004.

Cyprus was split into a Turkish Cypriot north and an internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south in 1974, when Turkey invaded after an Athens-backed coup aimed to annex the island to Greece.

[Brittania]

Well done, now you can trade via the green line in larger quantities!

[miltiades]

Well done, now you can trade via the green line in larger quantities!

Well said ....
Only know of one other forumer with such quick and witty responses ,let me guess now

[Viewpoint]

Today the Green line denoting the division tomorrow the world

[Kikapu]

Today the Green line denoting the division tomorrow the world

"Fantasyland & Tomorrowland" are both at Disneyland.!!!



This is where all little boys & girls Big Dreams comes true.!!!

[Viewpoint]

Today the Green line denoting the division tomorrow the world

"Fantasyland & Tomorrowland" are both at Disneyland.!!!



This is where all little boys & girls Big Dreams comes true.!!!

Exactly some dreams do come true....I know you would feel gutted and sick at the thought of us TCs being given a level playing field, we will not give up hope as long as there is no solution we continue to believe that one day the world will recognized our plight and totally disregard a intrangient GC leadership, try saying NO one more time.

[soyer]

Today the Green line denoting the division tomorrow the world

"Fantasyland & Tomorrowland" are both at Disneyland.!!!



This is where all little boys & girls Big Dreams comes true.!!!

You been dreaming for 500 years almost. You deserve to be there.

[miltiades]

Division of Cyprus ain't your business foreigner !!

[Brittania]

Well done, now you can trade via the green line in larger quantities!

Well said ....
Only know of one other forumer with such quick and witty responses ,let me guess now

Could it be you also think I'm oracle

[soyer]

Division of Cyprus ain't your business foreigner !!

You have every right to call me foreiner, because you are South Cyprus citizen. Sure i am a foreigner to you and you are to me.
We have been foreigner to each other for 34 years now. I don't know how you feel about you citizenship, but i am proud with my TRNC citizenship.

May i ask why you bring this common knowledge up always.