"Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce sets up shop in Brussels
By Simon Bahceli
THE TURKISH Cypriot Chamber of Commerce yesterday opened its own representation in Brussels, saying it was the only way in which the Turkish Cypriot community could find representation on the fringes of the EU.
“Now that the EU representation in Nicosia is headed by a Greek Cypriot, we, the Turkish Cypriots, feel we no longer have a voice in EU forums,” Chamber of Commerce head Ali Erel told the Cyprus Mail yesterday.
“This is why we are here in Brussels opening this permanent representation in order to lobby for the lifting of the economic isolation of our community, the development of our economy and for the implementation of free trade for the north.”
Erel said he believed the plight of the Turkish Cypriot community had in recent months been “deprioritised” by the EU, as it focused its attention on how to resolve problems between Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus ahead of the October 3 start date for Turkish accession to the bloc.
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