EU Council Top Official: Turkey's demand for "2 States" in Cyprus is "No Option" for Europe
*Strasbourg/Angelo Marcopolo/- Speaking to "Eurofora" and Other Journalists Invited to participate in an EU Video-Press Briefing, at the Eve of a Crucial EU Heads of State/Government Summit in Brussels, due to Decide Tomorrow on Turkey's overall position vis a vis the EU, a Top Official of EU Council, sharply but clearly, Rejected the latest Turkish provocative Demand, which Notoriously Blocked the UN-sponsored Talks for a Solution of the Cyprus' Issue in Geneva at the End of last April 2021, to practicaly Throw Away Many UN Sccurity Council Resolutions, by Accepting, instead of a Peaceful ReUnification of the Island, (as they Repeatedly Asked), on the Contrary, a Partition of it, (See, f.ex.: http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/turkishsecessionismoncyprusblocksun.html, etc).
- "On Cyprus, a 2 States solution is Not an Option, for us !", clearly stressed that EU Council's Top Official Today, (speaking on condition of Anonymity, as it's usual in this kind of "Off the Record Press Briefings").
His Statement came just a few Hours Before UNO's Secretary General, Antonio Guterrez, Flies to Brussels, where he is Scheduled to Meet and Discuss with the EU Leaders at that Summit, Tomorrow, after 1p.m., "during 2 Hours", Both about "Global Challenges", and on "GeoPolitical Issues".
This Two Days-Long (24-25 June 2021) Top Meeting is due to Deal, from its 1st Evening's Working Diner, Also with 5 "Foreign Policy Issues" : "Turkey, Russia, Bielorussia, Ethiopia and Libya", added anOther Experienced EU Council's Senior Official, indicating that the obviously interrelated Cyprus' Issue would be included at the Top of the List.
That matter has a Particular Importance for the EU, Inter alia, also since it has Succesfully Avoided any Violent Conflict between its Member States, who live in Peace during some 71 Years, also Because their Borders Remained Stable all this Time, while, on the Contrary, Turkey pushes now openly for a ...Secessionist move in EU Member Cyprus, which would inevitably create Trouble inside Europe, even for various other European Countries too !
Meanwhile, Nevertheless, Various Other Rumours, Leakages, Hypothesis, etc, (particularly concerning EU Commission's Side), had Circulated around that, Earlier, as it often happens in that kind of matters.
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EU Rapporteur on Enlargment Strategy, maistream German MEP Elmar Brok, speaking to "EuroFora", welcomed the proposal made earlier this week by French President Nicolas Sarkozy for the EU to"start Now Talks with Turkey to create a common Economic and Security area", instead of full Accession, at a period when Ankara looks more and more unfit and/or unwilling to respect EU conditions.
- "For Europe to have strong Political will, it must stop dilutiing itself in an endless Enlargement. It must have borders...Diversities enrich, on the condition that they don't undermine European Cohesion, and don't weaken EU Unity", Sarkozy stressed.
- "Countries like Turkey share a part of common destiny with Europe, with which they have a vocation to build a Privileged Relation, to be closely associated, but not to become Member of the EU" : "Noone respects his friends by telling them lies. Noone respects his friends by making them promises that will be never kept", he added.
That's why "we'd better start, from now, negotiating with Turkey to create a common Economic and Security area", Sarkozy proposed.
Significantly, the French President was repeatedly and largely applauded by EU citizens, 3 times, when he made the Turkey point, (strategically placed between Europe's "Political Will" and its cultural heritage, historically open to mutually enriching dialogue with all the World, but never diluted).
- "We could propose such a great ambition also to Russia, which must not be percieved as an Adversary of Europe, but as a Partner. Thus, we'd create a wide area, of more than 800 Million inhabitants, sharing the same Security, the same Prosperity", he concluded.
Sarkozy's move was anounced at the eve of a Franco-German Top meeting with Chancellor Angie Merkel in Berlin on Sunday, to jointly launch the EU Elections campain, after an EU Summit at nearby Prague, to launch a new kind of relations, called "Eastern Partnership", with neighboring countries such as Urkaine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaidjan, etc, (to which Russia, reportedly, is not - and does not want to be - included).
As for Ukraine, which has already expressed her wish to join the EU in future, "Kiev will have a special place, and a very important role to play", replied earlier this week in Strasbourg, to an "EuroFora" question EU Chairman in office , Czech vice-Prime Minister Alexander Vodra.
- "This direction is more Realistic for Turkey than Accession negotiations", reacted immediately EU Parliament's Rapporteur for Enlargment Strategy, mainstream German MEP Elmar Brok, commenting Sarkozy's idea for "EuroFora"
Particularly "as far as it concerns the respect of EU Rules by both sides", he added, hinting at Turkey's now obvious inability and/or unwillingness to abide with EU Acquis, EU Commitments (fex. on Cyprus, etc), and European Democracy/Human Rights rules. (Comp. infra).
Brok added that, in his view, a similar proposal might be made also to Ukraine and other neighbouring Countries, regardless if they have, or not, a "European vocation". This would not necessarily mean that there couldn't be any accession prospects at all." for all the countries that might be included in this area, according to Brok. But it's preferable, particularly for Turkey, "because it's a more Realistic approach than full Membership".
On this point, Sarkozy's proposal, (which he'll share with German Chancellor Merkel), seems more crystal-clear.
- "Turkey does not fullfil EU Criteria, and will never fullfil EU Criteria" on Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law. "Some have been lying to Ankara, but we must tell the Truth, and have honest and close relations with her", said meanwhile to "EuroFora" on the same issue also the President of EU Parliament's largest Group of MEPs (ChristianDemocrats/EPP), Joseph Daul.
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"Hot" Debate at EU Parliament reveals CHANGE of mood towards "Suspension" of EU - Tukey talks.
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Earlier this week, many MEPs, and even some of those who were previously in favor of Turkey's controversial EU bid, strongly criticized the persistance and even aggravation of serious Human Rights violations in the country, that ECHR continues to "unanimously" condemn ":
- "After winning a big victory in the latest Local Elections, the pro-Kurdish party DTP almost doubled its Elected Mayors from 52 to 98", but afterwards "more than 400 politicians were thrown to Prison and prosecuted" by the Turkish Authorities, denounced on behalf of the ChristianDemocrat/EPP Group, Belgian MEP Frieda Brepoels.
At the same time, "more than 1.500 Children are closed in Turkish Prisons", she added. "What will the EU Commission do" against these facts ?
- "Turkey appears to be at greater Distance away from Copenhagen Criteria after 4 Years of accession Negotiations, than when they started !", denounced on behalf of the Liberal Group, German MEP Alexander Lambsdorf.
"On the central issue of Press Freedom, Critical Journalists face obstacles for their accreditation, others are prosecuted, condemned, fined and/or jailed, Media blocked or closed", he denounced.
- "EU Made 2 grave Mistakes with Turkey : To start accession negotiations, and to continue them", despite everything, criticized Dutch MEP Bastian Belder, on behalf of the Ind/Dem group.