"Brussels Corrects France: Recognition Not Among Prerequisites
The European Union (EU) President Britain and the EU Commission announced recognition of the Greek Cypriot Administration is not a prerequisite for Turkey to begin accession negotiations. French Prime Minister Villepin had argued that Turkey has to recognize Greek Cyprus before the talks. “It does not seem conceivable to me that a negotiation process of any kind can start with a country that does not recognize every member state of the European Union, in other words all 25 of them.' Villepin told Europe-1 radio."
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