"U.S. ready to trade with Turkish Cypriots
By Nicholas Kralev
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
February 21, 2006
The United States is preparing to begin direct trade with northern Cyprus for the first time since it was occupied by Turkey three decades ago, including steps opposed as 'creeping recognition' by the Greek-Cypriot government in Nicosia.
The American government and U.S. companies already are working with the Turkish Cypriots to bring the sanitary working conditions and the business practices of potential exporters up to world standards, U.S. officials said. "
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