December 8, 2006 - 15:57 AMT
Turkey Cheats on EU, Cyprus Says
Adopting a decision to open a port and an airport for Cyprus, Ankara as a response demands from the EU to cease the isolation of the Northern part of the island that has been occupied by Turkey since 1974. Though Cyprus immediately denied Turkish demands, its President Tassos Papadopoulos expressed readiness for negotiations. FM Giorgos Lillikas called the Turkish offer a 'derision' at the European Union. In his words the Turkish government just another time promises to fulfill its commitments "only partially", to fulfill its obligations with 'conditions'. On Friday morning Lillikas warned that Cyprus will go back to the previous tough position on Turkey, if other EU states accept the proposal spread by Ankara on Thursday, Deutsche Welle reports.