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Turkey Hinders EU-NATO Cooperation over Cyprus
Written by The Media Line Staff
Published Monday, February 02, 2009
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Turkey is rejecting joint efforts by the European Union and NATO to share information and coordinate operations as a result of its disputes with Cyprus, the Turkish daily Hurriyet reports.

The Turkish objection officially emanates from the fact that Cyprus – an EU member – has no security agreement with NATO. The prevention of security cooperation between the EU and NATO hinders the latter’s increased necessity to boost its military capabilities, particularly in Afghanistan.

Turkey, however, makes no secret that its refusal comes as a direct result of its acute disputes with Cyprus.

In his interview with Hurriyet, Turkey’s permanent representative to NATO, Ambassador Tacan İldem, said that while his country welcomed the NATO-EU cooperation, it had to coincide with the participation of non-EU allies in EU decision-making mechanisms of security policy – a notion that both Cyprus and France object too.

İldem further said that, “given the obstacles Cyprus brings to Turkey in EU institutions, we say that no flexibility is possible.”

Cyprus opposes Turkey’s bid to enter the EU, and is rejecting the opening of the Energy Chapter in the accreditation talks. As a result, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recently said his country would have to reconsider its role in the Nabucco Gas Pipeline project.

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Cyprus recently stated they were not interested in anything to do with NATO and Mr Erdogan later withdrew his threat about the Nabucco Gas Pipeline project.

So what is your point?

[zan]

The "RoC" and not Cyprus says a lot of things it does not mean.....

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And the pipeline threat?

[zan]

And the pipeline threat?

We shall see....There are two sections to this problem...One is about the building of it and the other is after it has been built....

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The Greeks would be better off if they stick to what they know.

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The Greeks would be better off if they stick to what they know.

A country as talented as yours has even got the mutts dancing.