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"Madam President, I would like to talk about the mounting tension between Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus from my position as Coordinator of the High Level Contact Group for Relations with the Turkish-Cypriot Community in the Northern Part of the Island of Cyprus, which is still sadly divided. As Commissioner Füle said, negotiations on reunification have been ongoing – without success, so far – between top-level representatives of the Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots for more than two years now. The negotiations carrying on with the active assistance of UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, and his special adviser, Alexander Downer, are entering the final phase at the moment. There is much at stake. Either it will be possible to find a solution that is satisfactory to both of the parties to this long-running dispute, or, influenced by the changes in the Middle East, there will be a definitive and permanent division of Cyprus, with fatal consequences both for Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots. I would therefore like to make an appeal again from this place to the representatives of both communities, President Christofias and Doctor Eroğlu, to focus on a successful conclusion to the negotiations and not to take any steps that would lead to a further escalation of tension. It is in the interests of both communities to reach a permanent and sensible compromise, so that Cypriots can decide jointly on the fate of Cyprus, including its mineral wealth in offshore waters."@en1
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