"Papadopoulos against opening up Turkish Cypriot trade
23/02/2006
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Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has spoken out against any attempts to open up Turkish Cypriot trade, saying that it perpetuates the division of the island.
Last month Turkey offered to implement the Ankara protocol in return for opening up Turkish Cypriot trade.
Speaking after returning from a four-day working visit to Austria, President Papadopoulos said the Cypriot government disagrees with the US policy regarding the issue of direct trade with the Turkish occupied areas that reunification will come with the lifting of what Greek Cypriots call the ‘so-called restrictions’ on trade."
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