Turkey and the Cyprus conflict

The EU Commission will publish its Progress Report on Turkey on 5 November. The newspaper Philelefteros has the following to say about the Turkish position in negotiations to resolve the Cyprus conflict: "It is important to convince the Turkish Cypriots that the future of the country can and must be a shared one. The future of Cyprus lies not in a division, not in the creation of two states, and not in a confederation, which is the ultimate goal of Ankara and the Turkish-Cypriot leadership. If the future of the country is to be a European one, ... then the direct discussions must be conducted in the framework of negotiations on one of the European foundations. ... The Commission will not help by demanding less from Ankara with respect toTurkey's obligations towards the Republic of Cyprus. A tactic of this kind ... encourages Turkey to retain its radical theses in the Cyprus conflict."

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