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"We have also attached an additional note claiming Turkey's guarantor rights in Northern Cyprus", said Abdullah Gul (Photo: EUobserver)

Turkey signs key customs agreement, Cyprus critical

Turkey has agreed to extend a customs agreement to all 25 member states of the EU but stressed this does not mean official recognition of Cyprus.

Late on Friday evening (29 July), after last minute diplomacy by the UK EU presidency, Ankara signed the 1963 customs agreement seen as one of the last official moves needed ahead of 3 October when EU membership negotiations are supposed to begin.

However, in a separate statement it underlined that this did not change its position on Cyp...

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"We have also attached an additional note claiming Turkey's guarantor rights in Northern Cyprus", said Abdullah Gul (Photo: EUobserver)

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