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    MESSAGE TO EU: OPENING TURKISH PORTS TO GREEKS CYPRUS WILL BRING THE GOVERNMENT DOWN

    Zaman Online, Turkey
    July 2 2006

    The European Union (EU) Council Enlargement Collaboration Group
    discussed Turkey's membership process during a visit to the Turkish
    Parliament (TBMM).

    Greek representatives in the delegation brought up the issue of opening
    Turkish ports to Greeks and the extension of Greece's territorial
    waters in the Aegean Sea, which they regard as "act of war."

    Gathering with the EU Accordance Commission members on Friday, one
    of the Greek representatives revealed they expected Turkey to open
    it ports to Greeks and Southern Cyprus demands the establishing air
    service between Larnaka and Istanbul.

    Chairman of the Turkish Parliament EU Accordance Commission Yasar Yakis
    firmly responded, saying that Turkey will never open its ports to Greek
    vessels as long as commercial isolation of Turkish Cyprus continues.

    Onur Ovmen, member of the main opposition CHP, said, "No government
    can open Turkish ports for Greeks; if it did, it would dissolve in
    an hour."

    Ovmen reproaching the Greeks remarked it is injustice for Turkey
    to continuously bring to the agenda the Cyprus, Aegean and Armenian
    issues in an effort to hinder Turkey's membership.

    He also underlined no government in Turkey will recognize the
    unilateral Greek governments in Cyprus.

    Surprised by Ovmen's statement, the Greeks then brought the "act of
    war" issue into the agenda.

    Yakis first responded to the Greeks, declaring that Greece extended
    the limit of its territorial waters 12 miles including Turkey's ports
    violating international law, and reminded, "If we were to accept it,
    our harbors in Aegean Sea would have to be included within Greek
    territorial waters."
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