"Cyprus Problem and the European Union-Turkey Relations
Monday, 15 June 2009
By Sedat LACINER
The Republic of Cyprus was not founded as a Greek state or a Turkish state. It was founded as a state based on the equal partnership of two ethnic communities and with the guarantorship of Turkey, Greece and Britain. In other words, the Turkish Cypriots, though less in number, were not a minority but a founder of the Republic with equal status."
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