"Verhofstadt Support for Cyprus and Negotiations
By Foreign News Service
Published: Sunday 16, 2005
zaman.com
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the European Union (EU) process and Cyprus in his phone call with Belgium Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt.
Erdogan disclosed that it was necessary to end the isolation of the Cypriot Turks after their support of the Annan Plan in the referendum on April 24th and to apply the commission's decision including financial aid to North Cyprus dated July 7 and the recommendation about trade. Verhofstadt recorded that a new initiative supported by the United Nations (UN) will be very beneficial. At the December 17 Summit it was decided that a close partnership should be developed between the two countries before the negotiations. The Belgian Prime Minister stressed that they would be glad to share the experiences that had about new members and to contribute during the negotiations. "
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