"Spain says Turkey must honour EU obligations towards CyprusDocument Actions 24/03/2005
Turkey should not only extend a European Union customs accord to include Cyprus before October but also honour that obligation toward the new EU member state, Spain's Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Thursday. 'In international relations, you sign something to implement it,' said Moratinos during a visit to Cyprus where he held talks with President Tassos Papadopoulos, the Greek Cypriot leader, and Foreign Minister George Iacovou. 'If you sign an agreement in international diplomatic life, you sign to implement it,' he added. The Spanish minister was commenting on Nicosia's concerns that Turkey may grudgingly sign the accord but shirk it, because it would need ratification from the Turkish parliament. Cyprus is the only EU member with which Turkey has no formal diplomatic ties. "
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