Greek Cyprus says cannot consent to lifting veto on Turkey EU chapters
Date
10/19/2015 8:19:31 AM
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly)Greek Cyprus said Oct. 19 that it would not consent to lifting its objections to Turkish accession negotiations with the European Union saying the reasons it blocked them were still valid.
"As things presently stand we cannot give our consent"GreekCypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides toldGreekstate broadcaster NET. He referred specifically to two chapters or policy areas in accession negotiations pertaining to judiciary and fundamental rights and justice freedom and security.
On Oct. 18GermanChancellor who visited Turkey said in a joint press conference with Turkish Prime MinisterAhmet Davutoluthat she would talk about Turkey’s demands linked to the accession to the EU to the other members of the bloc particularly mentioning the name ofGreekCyprus.
The island of Cyprus was split in a Turkish intervention in 1974 triggered by a briefGreekinspired coup.
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