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(DIP) EVERTHING SAID IN CYPRUS NEGOTIATION PROCESS, TURKISH AMBASSADOR
Tuesday, 31.Aug.2010, 23:49 (GMT3)

LEFKOSA (A.A) - Turkey's ambassador in Lefkosa said on Tuesdaythat everything had been said in Cyprus negotiation process.Speaking at a TV program broadcast by the Turkish Cypriot TV channel BRT,Turkish ambassador Kaya Turkmen said Cyprus talks had been going on for years andthe process had reached a breaking point nowadays.Turkmen said a solution should be found to the Cyprus matter until the endof 2010 and the Greek Cypriot party should be convinced on the issue.Turkmen also noted that Turkey would not give up on Cyprus for its EUmembership process."I do not believe that Turkey has to make a choice betweenCyprus and EU,"he said.Commenting on relations between Turkey and Turkish Republic of NorthernCyprus (TRNC) as well, Turkmen said both countries might have made mistakes intheir relations throughout the process in Cyprus, however, necessary lessonsshould be drawn from such acts."Despite all criticisms, TRNC is a success story,"the ambassador said,adding that Turkish Cypriots had done nothing to deserve embargoes.(DO-AY)
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