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Turkey to EU on Cuprus: “Half-Country” To Lead a “Miserable” Union
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Turkey-GR
Turkey cannot hide its anger over that Cyprus will take over the EU’s rotating presidency in July 2012. And every once in a while, Ankaras uses all possible chances to express its disapproval. This time it was Turkish president Abdullah Gul who expressed his anger in a delirium:
“Greek Cyprus was made an EU member by violating all the standard procedures without seeing the process through to the end, meaning that now, when it takes over the EU’s rotating presidency in July of next year, it will be a “half-country” leading a “miserable” union, President Abdullah Gül said on his official visit to London this week.
Speaking to journalists from Turkey in London, where he is on an official visit, Gül said Turkey will protest Cyprus serving as president of the rotating EU in July 2012.
Gül noted that talks between the EU and Turkey have been stalled for a long time, saying that almost all of the negotiation chapters have been frozen and that there is little possibility to open any of them at this time. “We have said that this hurts the EU’s reputation greatly. This might greatly discredit the EU starting in the first half of 2012. Can you imagine? The Greek Cypriot administration joined the EU, violating all the principles of the union, in a half-done manner, in an incomplete way. This was their first example of violating the principles of this family. And now, this half-country, this incomplete nation, will serve as EU president. You have such a union, but the presidency will be that of half a country. It will be half a country leading a miserable union,” Gül told Turkish journalists, using the word “miserable” in English, and adding that he has said the same words to EU officials.
Gül said Turkey would not participate in any meetings to be chaired by Cyprus but has no problems with continuing to work with the commission. (Today’s Zaman)
PS How can you join a club if you don’t agree with its rules and you don’t accept all its members?
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Okay, I understand where you’re coming from, but maybe you should retract that last sentence in the PS. Greece is notoriously known for not adhering to the rules of the EU, a club it joined long time ago.
tststs… why spoil the fun?
Some weeks ago in Berlin Guel was invited into a turkish fast food restaurant by German President Wulf. The restaurant is part of the hotel chain and “Doener Kebab Inventor” Hasir and is well known for it’s connection to turkish fascists. I bet they took this sweet location to make Guel’s frustration easier to handle that the stone broke Greeks still got the heck to refuse to sell their islands to turkish moguls.