"MacShane reassures Turkish Cypriots
By Simon Bahceli

BRITISH Euro Minister Denis MacShane sought to reassure the Turkish Cypriots on Friday that Britain was behind them in their bid to secure direct trade and transport connections with the EU.

MacShane was in the north for a fact-finding visit, which included meetings with a number of Turkish Cypriot politicians and a trip to the Greek language secondary school in the Karpas peninsula.

Britain wishes to see strong economies on both sides of the Green Line with trade between them and other countries taking place under EU norms,� he told journalists gathered at the school."

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