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Article: Turkish Cypriot regime rejects EU aid package
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- June 5, 2003
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Turkish Cypriot regime rejects EU aid package
NICOSIA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish Cypriot regime on Thursday
rejected the recently unveiled EU aid package for fear it may play
into the hands of the Greek Cypriot-controlled government.
Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash in a statement dismissed the
EU aid as an attempt to bring Turkish Cypriots in the north under the
Greek Cypriot administration in the south.
The European Union on Tuesday announced the package worth 12
million euros (14 million US dollars) to Turkish Cypriots, who are
relatively poor compared with Greek Cypriots.
The aid, intended to promote rapprochement between rival Cypriots,
covers infrastructure, sewage ...