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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Turkey keeps quiet on Cyprus poll

"Turkey keeps quiet on Cyprus poll

By Vincent Boland in Ankara and Kerin Hope in Athens

Published: February 19 2008 02:00 | Last updated: February 19 2008 02:00

Turkey gave a muted response yesterday to the defeat of Tassos Papadopoulos in the first round of voting in the presidential election in Cyprus, although some commentators said his defeat might open the way to ending the isolation of the island's Turkish Cypriot community, write Vincent Boland in Ankara and Kerin Hope in Athens ."

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