Turkey Cheats on EU, Cyprus SaysDecember 8, 2006 - 15:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 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.![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |