Christodoulides ties Turkey-EU progress to Cyprus settlement

President Nikos Christodoulides has said that any future progress in relations between Turkey and the European Union must be linked to tangible developments on the Cyprus issue, arguing that European incentives remain the only effective means of encouraging movement towards a settlement.

In an interview with Kathimerini, Christodoulides said his government had pursued a deliberate strategy aimed at connecting the Cyprus problem with Ankara’s relationship with the EU....