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FM - CYPRUS - TURKEY - EU

Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcos Kyprianou said on Monday that as long as Turkey is behaving like the classroom bully, Cyprus will not be able to give its consent to opening the chapter on energy in Turkey`s EU accession negotiations.

Replying to questions after a meeting in Nicosia with Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Miguel Angel Moratinos, Kyprianou said ``we do not have a philosophical problem in opening the chapter but the chapter on energy cannot open as long as Turkey is trying to prevent the Republic of Cyprus, an EU member state, from exploiting its own energy sources, based on international law.``

Kyprianou said it was up to Turkey to behave like a 21st century state which aspires to join the EU, in which case Cyprus would not have a reason to raise any objections.

``However, as long as Turkey is behaving as the classroom, the neighbourhood bully, Cyprus can certainly not give its consent,`` he added.

Regarding the Turkish government`s move to implement a decree for explorations in the sea areas within the exclusive economic zones of Cyprus and Greece, Kyprianou said the Cypriot government was looking into the matter and that ``Cyprus, as other countries in the region, has determined its exclusive economic zone based on international law, the law of the sea specifically.``

``We will investigate Turkey`s intentions and will make all necessary representations,`` he noted, adding that ``it is Turkey`s obligation to normalise relations with countries in the region and peacefully solve any differences, and of course this includes Cyprus.``

Commenting on remarks by Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Davudoglu regarding a solution of the Cyprus problem by the end of the year, Kyprianou said Turkey itself was responsible for the lack of progress in negotiations to reach a Cyprus settlement.

He noted that if Turkey was in a hurry for a solution it should maintain a constructive stance towards the talks and encourage or allow the Turkish Cypriot side to be positive.

Kyprianou said ``it is ironic that Turkey, which caused the Cyprus problem, to appear as if in a hurry for a solution,`` adding that it is the Greek Cypriot side that is still suffering from the 1974 invasion and wants a just and viable solution the soonest possible.

Commenting on remarks by US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza that if the process for a solution collapses it will be difficult to revive it, Kyprianou said ``in politics no one should speak about last opportunities because this is not at all constructive.``

Kyprianou said that time was one of the factors that should be taken into consideration in the sense that there is a problem with Turkish settlers and the arrogation of Greek Cypriot property.

He added that it was after initiatives by the Greek Cypriot side that the talks began and that ``it would be better to address such advice to the Turkish side because everyone knows that the delay is due to positions presented at the negotiating table by the other side and which are not in line with the aim of a solution.``

Cyprus, which joined the EU in 2004, has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third.

The leaders of the two communities in Cyprus have been engaged in UN-led direct negotiations since September 2008, with an aim to reunite the island.

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Cyprus to keep blocking Turkey EU energy chapter

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NICOSIA - Cyprus said on Monday it would keep up its block on Turkey opening its energy chapter with the European Union, accusing its neighbour of being a "bully" in a dispute with the island over oil exploration.

Cyprus, which joined the EU in 2004, is at loggerheads with Turkey over its long-running division and over plans the island has to start hydrocarbons exploration in the east Mediterranean. Turkey and the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in north Cyprus say Greek Cypriots have no authority to explore for oil or gas.

"The energy chapter cannot open while Turkey is attempting to block the Republic of Cyprus, an EU member state, from utilising its own energy sources in accordance with international law," Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou said.

"While it is behaving like the classroom bully obviously Cyprus cannot give its consent," he told reporters.
(Reuters)

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The Law of the Sea binds Turkey, says Foreign Minister
21/07/2009



The Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Markos Kyprianou, invited to comment on Turkey’s decision to begin oil explorations in the Mediterranean Sea, said the issue was being investigated and according to information the decision had been taken the previous year but its issuing in the official gazette of the Turkish government was delayed.

“Our position is clear: Cyprus, like other countries in the region, has delineated its exclusive economic zone according to international law and in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which has been ratified by all EU member states and by the European Union, thus becoming customary law that is binding for Turkey even if she has not ratified it”, Mr Kyprianou noted.

The Foreign Minister said Turkey’s intentions would be investigated, while, at the same time, the Cyprus Government would make representations to the European Union since Turkey, beyond its obligations emanating from international law, has the obligation to normalise its relations with neighbouring countries, including Cyprus and peacefully resolve any disputes. “Turkey’s positions are known”, Mr Kyprianou added, explaining that “Ankara rejects the arrangements stipulated by the Law of the Sea, but this cannot be made selectively”. “We consider that not only did Cyprus act within its lawful rights but also that Turkey is bound by that”, he concluded.

[Hermes]

Boneheaded Turks. Doing everything they can not to get into the EU. Here we are, doing our best to help them, supporting their accession, and yet they still manage to convince everyone that they are a bunch of morons who don't deserve to be in Europe. Whatever shall we do with them? They really are like a disturbed unruly child who simply finds it impossible to behave appropriately in decent company.

Are they collectively suffering from Asperger's Syndrome perhaps?

Check out the symptoms. People with the condition may:

Struggle to make and maintain friendships.

Not understand the unwritten 'social rules' that most of us pick up without thinking. For example, they may stand too close to another person, or start an inappropriate topic of conversation.

Find other people unpredictable and confusing.

Become withdrawn and seem uninterested in other people, appearing almost aloof.

Behave in what may seem an inappropriate manner.

Have a limited range of imaginative activities.

Unfortunately, there is no current cure for Asperger's Syndrome.

[YFred]

You will be screaming for Mr X's head when end of year comes along and he is unable to use his veto. Not long left now.

[boomerang]

You will be screaming for Mr X's head when end of year comes along and he is unable to use his veto. Not long left now.

can we put this down as another knucklehead prediction?...

[YFred]

You will be screaming for Mr X's head when end of year comes along and he is unable to use his veto. Not long left now.

can we put this down as another knucklehead prediction?...

You can do one better than that, roll it up into a cylindrical shape and shove it up your jagsi for all I care.

[boomerang]

You will be screaming for Mr X's head when end of year comes along and he is unable to use his veto. Not long left now.

can we put this down as another knucklehead prediction?...

You can do one better than that, roll it up into a cylindrical shape and shove it up your jagsi for all I care.

again with the fetishes...no wonder the missus left you knucklehead...

[The Cypriot]

Boneheaded Turks. Doing everything they can not to get into the EU. Here we are, doing our best to help them, supporting their accession, and yet they still manage to convince everyone that they are a bunch of morons who don't deserve to be in Europe. Whatever shall we do with them? They really are like a disturbed unruly child who simply finds it impossible to behave appropriately in decent company.

Are they collectively suffering from Asperger's Syndrome perhaps?


Check out the symptoms. People with the condition may:

Struggle to make and maintain friendships.

Not understand the unwritten 'social rules' that most of us pick up without thinking. For example, they may stand too close to another person, or start an inappropriate topic of conversation.

Find other people unpredictable and confusing.

Become withdrawn and seem uninterested in other people, appearing almost aloof.

Behave in what may seem an inappropriate manner.

Have a limited range of imaginative activities.

Unfortunately, there is no current cure for Asperger's Syndrome.

The correct diagnosis for Turkey's mental condition is severe psychosis.

The four main symptoms are:

* hallucinations
perceiving something that the rest of the world knows doesn't exist; (eg. the TR Not-recognised-by-anyone C)

* delusions
two types:
– paranoid delusions, thinking others are going to hurt them, (eg. the evil murdering GCs and their EU accomplices)
– delusions of grandeur, believing it has some imaginary power, or authority (eg. that the EU is going to adapt its laws and ways of working for Turkey rather than the other way round);

* confusion of thought
disturbed, confused and disrupted patterns of thought (eg. not knowing from one day to the next whether they want to reunify Cyprus or divide it in two);

* lack of insight
totally unaware that its behaviour is in any way strange, (eg. not being able to come to terms with why the whole world condemns their continued occupation of northern Cyprus, thinking that it's the rest of the world that is mentally ill and not them);

Thankfully psychosis can be treated using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to reduce the intensity and anxiety caused by psychosis.

The aim is to identify the unhelpful thinking that is causing Turkey's unwanted feelings and behaviours, and to learn to replace this thinking with more realistic and balanced thoughts.

[YFred]

You will be screaming for Mr X's head when end of year comes along and he is unable to use his veto. Not long left now.

can we put this down as another knucklehead prediction?...

You can do one better than that, roll it up into a cylindrical shape and shove it up your jagsi for all I care.

again with the fetishes...no wonder the missus left you knucklehead...

Not at all bambo, you are the experts at greek style. Ask GR he knows all about it. He's proved it innit?