"Diplomatic jigsaw
By K.I. Angelopoulos
The issue of Turkey’s EU membership talks, in light of Ankara’s refusal to recognize the Republic of Cyprus, raises different questions for different states. All sides in this game of political jigsaw have their own stands, which derive from their different standpoints and strategies.
Athens is naturally critical of Ankara’s intransigence and would like to see a settlement in favor of Nicosia. At the same time, the Greek government does not want to damage the warming ties with Ankara by sabotaging Turkey’s EU ambitions. The conservative administration in Athens is turning a blind eye to the absurdity of the Turkish denial in a bid to avoid tension in bilateral ties and hence risk the discussion of the so-called border disputes mentioned in the 1999 Helsinki summit conclusions."
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