"Matsakis launches scathing attack against Papadopoulos
By Jean Christou
CYPRIOT MEP Marios Mataskis was one of the first to let fly over the outcome of the EU summit yesterday, calling it a catastrophe that had resulted in Cyprus becoming a non-entity within Europe. He accused Britain of being Cyprus� number one enemy for its role in the summit deliberations.
�In effect yesterday the solution of the Cyprus problem was signed,� Matsakis told the Cyprus Mail. He said the results of the summit essentially meant that Cyprus had lost its leverage and now would have to endure the return of the Annan plan with very minor alterations �and we will be blackmailed into accepting it�.
�I don�t understand. I want to hear explanations. The government is responsible. President Papadopoulos must explain to the people of Cyprus what went wrong yesterday. We had high hopes. We had the upper hand. Why did we give in? We gave everything and we took nothing, nothing,� he said.
Matsakis said the decision meant that Turkey was under no obligation to recognise the Republic of Cyprus. �No recognition of Cyprus. No withdrawal of Turkish troops. No recognition of the Armenian genocide. Turkey gave absolutely nothing and they got everything. These were extremely bad results."
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