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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-01-20
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[01] BARROSO - CYPRUS ISSUE
[01] BARROSO - CYPRUS ISSUE
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said that a
solution to the Cyprus issue would constitute a historic, important
step which would be in the interest of Cyprus, Europe and Turkey.
Speaking during a press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan, on Monday, Barroso said that under this context,
Turkeys support to the negotiations, currently underway in Cyprus for a
comprehensive settlement, is significant.
President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish
Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat have been engaged in direct
negotiations since early September last year, aiming at reunifying the
island, divided since the Turkish invasion of 1974.
Barroso assured Erdogan that the Commission fully backs Turkeys efforts
for accession. He welcomed the progress made in the opening of two more
chapters and called on Turkey to revive efforts to promote reforms and
continue the countrys modernization.
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