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Merkel demands Turkey budge on Cyprus trade issue

dpa German Press Agency
Published: Sunday November 5, 2006

Berlin- Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has said in a news interview that Turkey faces a "very, very serious situation" if it does not budge in deadlocked talks with the European Union on free trade with Cyprus. Her remarks were released Sunday as she gathered ministers for a discussion of Germany's presidency of the EU from January to June next year. Berlin will oversee talks with Ankara during that time.

In the interview, to appear Monday in the newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, she warned that talks with Turkey on its accession to the EU could not go ahead unaffected by the Cyprus trade issue.

Sources in Berlin told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa this did not mean Berlin would seek a break-off of the accession talks, but rather a suspension of sub-sections of those talks.

Merkel's cabinet was debating Sunday the basics of the German presidency of both the EU and the Group of Eight (G nations next year.

Contacts with Turkey are strained because Ankara refuses to apply an agreement on free movement of goods, the Ankara Protocol, to EU member Cyprus by the end of 2006, as demanded by Brussels. Ankara insists that a world trade embargo against northern Cyprus be dropped first.

Efforts under the leadership of Finland, the current holder of the EU presidency, to settle the issue have been fruitless. The European Commission is set to issue a progress report before next month's EU summit, when a vote is to be taken on talks with Turkey.

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Merkel is just blowing hot air imo and knows that the root of the cause is the intransingent attitude of Tpap and his concessions and blackmailing attempts at every given opportune minute he breaths air.

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Merkel is just blowing hot air imo and knows that the root of the cause is the intransingent attitude of Tpap and his concessions and blackmailing attempts at every given opportune minute he breaths air.

brother, you seem to be pointing the finger at Tpaps on every occasion. I dont think Tpaps can be blamed as the root of the cause. The situation suggests to me that Talat and Turkey need to come to the party . . they need to stop being so stubborn address the real issues - all we are hearing about is the north opening its ports for trade . .There is more to the Cyprus problem that needs to be addressed - if the EU and Turkey cannot get over this hurdle how are we to address the many other issues of the Cyprus problem? Tpap may actually have a good strategy

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Merkel is just blowing hot air imo and knows that the root of the cause is the intransingent attitude of Tpap and his concessions and blackmailing attempts at every given opportune minute he breaths air.

brother, you seem to be pointing the finger at Tpaps on every occasion. I dont think Tpaps can be blamed as the root of the cause. The situation suggests to me that Talat and Turkey need to come to the party . . they need to stop being so stubborn address the real issues - all we are hearing about is the north opening its ports for trade . .There is more to the Cyprus problem that needs to be addressed - if the EU and Turkey cannot get over this hurdle how are we to address the many other issues of the Cyprus problem? Tpap may actually have a good strategy

Tpap has only one stratergy and that is to make the TC a minority when in REALITY they are the partners of cyprus, the EU has released quite a few statements that Tpap is the problem.

Euro MPs question Papadopoulos' willingness for Cyprus deal

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Members of the European Parliament visiting Turkey expressed concerns yesterday over the stance of Greek Cypriot leader Tassos Papadopoulos for a settlement of the decades-old Cyprus dispute.

  ìWe have many doubts about his readiness until now to really go forward to a political solution, Hannes Swoboda, one of the vice presidents of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament, said at a press conference here.

  He said Papadopoulos should find a way to meet with Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat more often and to keep making practical steps forward, if he really wanted a political solution.

  Swoboda noted that the Cyprus question has both legal and political aspects, adding that the implementation of the protocol by Turkey was a legal aspect, while the division of the island was a political one. ìMr. Papadopoulos thinks from a legal point of view and underestimates the importance of taking a political step forward to come closer to a solution,î he added. ìThe sign would be if Papadopoulos were to take a strong initiative. He is much stronger than Mr. Talat.î

  Jan Marinus Wiersma, who is also a vice president of the Socialist group, said Papadopoulos should engage himself more towards a political solution, rather than losing himself in technical details.

  He said he met with both Papadopoulos and one of the government partners on the southern part of the island last year and asked them to be more active and to be more engaged because we see there is a certain willingness on the Turkish side in Cyprus to start a process but the process will not continue if the Greek Cypriot side does not cooperate.

Full article here

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58035

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Tpap has only one stratergy and that is to make the TC a minority when in REALITY they are the partners of cyprus, the EU has released quite a few statements that Tpap is the problem.

Euro MPs question Papadopoulos' willingness for Cyprus deal

Yes borther I can see where you are coming from. However, Turkey and the EU are putting all this immense pressure on Tpaps because they both want the accession process for Turkey as a member of the EU to hurry up. From Tpaps point of view, why rush when Cyprus has been mucked around for over 3 decades now and also Cyprus is a member of the EU.

Yes I agree, TC's are a partner in Cyprus - however Turkey is not and the problem is that Turkey is (and has been) way way to involved with Cyprus and has caused extreme problems for Cyprus.

vourka wrote:

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Tpap has only one stratergy and that is to make the TC a minority when in REALITY they are the partners of cyprus, the EU has released quite a few statements that Tpap is the problem.

Euro MPs question Papadopoulos' willingness for Cyprus deal

Yes borther I can see where you are coming from. However, Turkey and the EU are putting all this immense pressure on Tpaps because they both want the accession process for Turkey as a member of the EU to hurry up. From Tpaps point of view, why rush when Cyprus has been mucked around for over 3 decades now and also Cyprus is a member of the EU.

Yes I agree, TC's are a partner in Cyprus - however Turkey is not and the problem is that Turkey is (and has been) way way to involved with Cyprus and has caused extreme problems for Cyprus.

Undisputable it may be what you say but remember the actions of EOKA A+B and Greece is what forced/gave the opportunity to Turkey to get involved and because Greece has stepped back from the mess it created does not wash her clean of the responsibilities she carries, remember it was the Greek junta and a promise to the then racist GC dominated national guard of millatary assistance and with that promise launched there attacks in 1974 believing that when Turkey came into the scene Greece was going to step forward and assist you but as we all remember when push came to shove Greece left you out to hang dry on your own.