"Cypriot president seeks 'significant step' from TurkeyDocument Actions 01/02/2005
Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said the signature by Turkey of a protocol to its EU association agreement would be a 'significant step' towards Ankara normalising its relations with Nicosia. Turkey has promised to sign the protocol to update an association agreement with the EU to cover the 10 new members who joined in May -- including Cyprus -- by the time its EU accession talks begin in October. 'Our priority is to solve the Cyprus problem. Having Turkey sign the protocol is not our priority, it is an obligation by Ankara to the EU which has asked Turkey to sign it as soon as possible,' the president told foreign reporters. "
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