"Denktash vows to fight reunification of Cyprus after April polls in north
ANKARA (Reuters) - Veteran Turkish-Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash said in comments published yesterday that he would spearhead opposition to any revived efforts to reunite Cyprus after he retires next month.
Denktash also said he had decided not to contest an April 17 presidential election in his enclave due to disagreements with Turkey over Cyprus�s future. The enclave�s pro-reunification leader, Mehmet Ali Talat, is tipped to win the election.
�We are preparing our office. We will make efforts to form a new civil organization (to fight reunification),� Denktash, 81, told Turkey�s Milliyet daily in an interview. �I could not stay in this post and pursue policies that are not backed by the Turkish government,� he said."
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