Thursday, March 04, 2010

Cyprus: Turkey willing to withdraw troops from Northern Cyprus

FOCUS Information Agency - In interviews with several Cypriot newspapers Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the first time expressed willingness to withdraw the Turkish troops from Northern Cyprus, Austrian Die Presse daily writes.

This is to say that the biggest hurdles for the island unification could be removed. Erdogan’s willingness to withdraw the Turkish troops from Cyprus boosts Turkey’s chances for EU accession.

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