karma wrote:Get Real! wrote:simonwjones wrote:What does Turkey have to offer us Europeans anyway?
Seriously?
Abo ta tria to megalitero! (the largest of the three)
wht does Cyprus offer ??
1. A fleet of 2,000 odd commercial ships conveniently registered under the Cypriot flag to do the EU's dirty business around the World and particularly the Middle East.
2. Safe air/sea bases right next to the Middle East from which countries such as France can perform their otherwise impossible UNIFIL role.
3. The World's most sophisticated satellite radar system spying on the Middle East. Cyprus is unfortunately dotted with radar.
4. Cyprus is the preferred neutral meeting ground of many of the West's Middle Eastern deals. (Arabs/Muslims are comfortable meeting the West here)
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