Monday, March 31, 2008

theparliament.com - Turkey must withdraw from Cyprus, says former EU commissioner

"Turkey must withdraw from Cyprus, says former EU commissioner

Markos Kyprianou, the new Cypriot foreign minister, has said that it’s time for Turkey to withdraw its troops from Cyprus.

Writing exclusively in the latest issue of the Parliament Magazine, Kyprianou, former EU commissioner for health, writes:

“Though the settlement should be reached and agreed upon by Cypriots themselves, the importance of Turkey in the efforts for the reunification of the island cannot be ignored."

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