"Cyprus Division 'Has Gone On Too Long,' Rice Says in Greece
U.S. seeks renewed negotiations; secretary heads next to Turkey, then Bulgaria
By Vince Crawley
Washington File Staff Writer
Washington -- Calling Greece and Turkey “pillars of stability in southeastern Europe,” U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Greece has done “important work” in supporting Turkey’s quest for European Union (EU) membership, and she urged renewed negotiations to unify Cyprus.
The de facto division of Cyprus “is something that has gone on far too long,” Rice said April 25 during a visit to Athens, Greece, the first visit by a U.S. secretary of state since the 1980s. Rice was scheduled to stop next in Ankara, Turkey, on April 25 and April 26, where she also planned to discuss Cyprus and Turkey’s EU membership, along with numerous other topics. (See related article.)"
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