Another nail in the coffin?

AlsancakJack



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07/11/2009 16:53

Talat: Greek Cyprus’ accession to NATO ‘intolerable’



Talat said this week that the Turkish Cypriots would oppose a possible Greek Cypriot accession to NATO, in comments on EU criticism last month against Turkey that it is blocking EU-NATO military cooperation due to concerns over Cyprus.



“We know that the EU gives great importance to NATO and that it relies on the general security provided by NATO,” Talat said after meeting with EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn in Brussels on Thursday. “However, nobody should forget that the Turkish Cypriots and Turkey, which supports the Turkish Cypriot side, cannot tolerate the inclusion of the Greek Cypriot army in NATO. It would pose a serious security threat against us. Accepting this would be a kind of suicide.”



Courtesy of 'todayszaman.com'