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Turkey warns it won't recognize Cyprus' EU presidency before reunification deal

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Winnipeg Free Press:

Turkey will not recognize Cyprus' presidency of the European Union in mid-2012 unless a deal reunifying the divided island is reached by then, Turkey's foreign minister warned Wednesday.

Ahmet Davutoglu also said Turkey-EU ties would reach a "freezing point" if Cyprus assumes the presidency before any settlement that would allow the Turkish community to be a legitimate representative of a reunified state.

Cyprus has been divided into a Turkish Cypriot north and a Greek Cypriot south since 1974 when Turkey invaded after a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece. The island joined the EU in 2004, but only the internationally recognized south has membership benefits.

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