TURKEY - Nov. 11 - Ankara Rejects EU, UN Calls.Speaking after a meeting with foreign policy aides, PM Ecevit says the Accession Partnership Accord presented to Ankara by the European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community the previous week "does not contain elements which Turkey will strain to fill". But he adds: "It is out of the question for Turkey to approve the paragraph regarding Cyprus which was added to the Accession Partnership Accord at the last minute. Turkey cannot accept any linkage between the Cyprus issue and its EU membership... The Cyprus issue is a subject between the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (referring to the breakaway break·a·way adj. 1. Designed to break, bend, or fall apart easily upon impact, especially to create an illusion, as with a theater prop, or for safety, as with a highway sign or barrier. 2. state recognised only by Ankara) and the Greek-Cypriot administration. The EU was well aware of Turkey's determination on the issue when it accepted Turkey as a candidate". Deputy PM Mesut Yilmaz in charge of negotiations with the EU, places the blame on Athens: "I want to warn Greece. Greece should give up using the EU as a shield. The EU wants both Turkey and Greece to solve their problems, but this does not mean that Turkey would make unilateral concessions. Our Geek friends should realise these facts". Regarding the UN mediated me·di·ate v. me·di·at·ed, me·di·at·ing, me·di·ates v.tr. 1. To resolve or settle (differences) by working with all the conflicting parties: proximity talks aimed at reuniting Cyprus, Ecevit stresses that Ahkara would not accept the ideas of Sec-Gen. Annan for a unified state with one government. Ankara wants a confederation A union of states in which each member state retains some independent control over internal and external affairs. Thus, for international purposes, there are separate states, not just one state. . "They cannot think that Turkey would take the content of this document seriously. Any proposition that does not take into account the existence of two equal and independent states on the island is doomed to failure". In Athens, FM George Papandreou George Papandreou could be
n. 1. The drift of a ship or an aircraft to leeward of the course being steered. 2. A margin of freedom or variation, as of activity, time, or expenditure; latitude. See Synonyms at room. " to solve its problems. He says: "Turkey has two choices: Either it will move ahead in the EU and find practical ways to solve its problems with Greece, or it will not move ahead, in which case Greece will have been seen as the one which opened the way". |
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