"Editorial - Cyprus must resist the siren calls to veto
IN THE RUN-UP to last December 17�s European Council, expected to give Turkey a date for the start of accession negotiations, several political parties in Cyprus urged President Papadopoulos to exercise his veto right, if Ankara refused to recognise the Republic.
Populist politicians from the hard-line parties, which trade in patriotic platitudes, insisted that Papadopoulos should veto the start of accession talks � they even organised a political rally to put pressure on him � as a matter of national pride. The president kept his cards close to his chest, but it was clear that he would ignore the pressure from his alliance partners and supporters. �Vetoes are for big countries,� he had said."
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