"Tassos: Turkey will come round sooner rather than later
By George Psyllides
TURKEY would sooner or later be forced to talk with Cyprus without necessarily recognising the state, President Tassos Papadopoulos said.
In an exclusive interview with daily newspaper Simerini on Sunday, Papadopoulos said that the Greek Cypriot side�s position was better now than it was right after last year�s referendum, which saw the rejection of a UN blueprint for the comprehensive solution of the Cyprus problem.
�I repeat, the climate has clearly changed; and I believe our stance on December 17, (EU Summit) won us additional friends, as I personally judge from talks I had with state leaders,� the president said.
Papadopoulos suggested that Turkey would, stemming from its obligations towards the EU, engage in talks with Cyprus, but not necessarily recognise it.
�Recognition today is a multi-faceted issue, the more substantial step being the creation of diplomatic relations, the exchange that is, of ambassadors, which I don�t see happening with Turkey any time soon,� Papadopoulos said."
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