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Article: Cyprus Reiterated Stands on Accession to EU
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- November 4, 1996
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The Cyprus government today reiterated its position on accession
to the European Union (EU) by rejecting the view that Cyprus will
not
be able to join the EU without prior solution of the protracted
Cyprus problem.
The position was stated by Government Spokesman Yiannakis
Cassoulides, who stressed that Cyprus is not prepared to sacrifice
the interests of its people for the island's accession prospects.
"Those who tell the Turkish side that Cyprus will not join the EU
if a Cyprus solution is not found are doing the worst service to
efforts toward this goal," the spokesman told his daily press
briefing.
Cassoulides said such an attitude encourages Turkish Cypriot
leader Rauf Denktash to ...