"�No recognition, no EU-Turkey talks�
By Stefanos Evripidou
PRESIDENT Tassos Papadopoulos said yesterday there was no doubt Turkey was using delaying tactics in the signing of the customs protocol and might even end up signing but not implementing the protocol.
Speaking on his return from the European Council meeting in Brussels last night, Papadopoulos said that there were many measures that could be taken to force Turkey to comply with its obligations towards the EU and Cyprus, regarding the extension of the customs union to Cyprus.
Asked what his impressions were from Brussels on Turkey�s intentions to sign the protocol by October 3, when its accession negotiations are due to begin, Papadopoulos said the issue had not been discussed in the Council, which convened to discuss the Stability and Growth Pact and the Lisbon Strategy.
Neither the Cyprus problem was raised nor Turkey's obligations examined, he said."
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