"Jack Straw attacks Greek Cypriot stance
09/02/2006
Comments by British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in the House of Commons this week have led to a strong reaction in the Greek Cypriot media, which have interpreted them as a threat to recognise the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
While emphasising that Britain does not recognise the TRNC, Straw said that the approach of the (Greek Cypriot) Republic of Cyprus government “does not in any way represent movement towards a united Cyprus and objectively is likely to lead to the opposite result”.
Straw also strongly criticised Cypriot President Tassis Papadopoulos, who recently refused to meet Straw during his visit to the island to assess the conditions for re-starting solution negotiations."
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