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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 06-07-19
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[01] TURKEY - EU
[01] TURKEY - EU
The government of Cyprus will not take part in any attempt to find ways
to convince Turkey to fulfill the European Union obligations and
commitments it undertook, in its aspiration to become a full EU member
state, Deputy Minister to the President of Cyprus and Government
Spokesman Christodoulos Pashiardes said today.
``We adhere to the full fulfillment of Turkeys obligations and
commitments towards the EU and the Republic of Cyprus. Turkey is
obliged to comply with the EU criteria and implement all it undertook,
Pashiardes noted.
Commenting on Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryzas
statement, that the US work with Cyprus, the EU and Turkey to find ways
for Ankara to fulfill its EU obligations, Pashiardes said the
government of Cyprus will not take part in any attempt to find ways for
Turkey to fulfill its obligations and commitments towards the EU.
These obligations are clear, concrete and unavoitable, and can not be
fulfilled with instalments, or trade offs. Nor is it possible to
consider the compliance with the obligations, as a compromise, a
retreat or a voluntary polite gesture on behalf of Turkey, he pointed
out.
Regarding Bryzas statements, Pashiardes said that the US officials
statements include many positive elements regarding the principles, the
basis and the framework of the Cyprus solution.
The Spokesman added ``the government of Cyprus is not willing to take
part in the legalization of illegality, in the case that Bryzas
statement about easing the so called isolation of the Turkish Cypriots,
is merely a pseudonym of an indirect effort to political upgrade the
illegal state in the north.
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