"Turkish declaration has ‘no legal validity’
By Jean Christou
TURKEY’S declaration that it does not recognise the Republic of Cyprus, made after signing the EU customs union protocol, has no legal validity, President Tassos Papadopoulos said yesterday.
Late on Friday, Ankara signed the protocol, which extends Turkey’s customs union agreement with the 10 new member states, including Cyprus, as a prerequisite to the beginning of accession talks on October 3.
But in a separate declaration, Ankara said the signing of the protocol did not mean recognition of the Republic of Cyprus, and that Turkey would not recognise Cyprus until there was a comprehensive settlement on the island."
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