Cyprus has given notice to all other European Union countries that it will take action to block further progress in Turkey's negotiations to join the block, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CYBC) reported on Tuesday night.
It said the position of the Cyprus government on the issue was set out
in a letter by President Demetris Christofias to all other European heads of state or governments, ahead of next month's European Council which will
evaluate Turkey's progress.
CYBC, quoting unnamed government sources after a four-hour meeting of the Cyprus National Council, an advisory body made up of parliamentary party leaders and former presidents, said Cyprus warned other European states that Turkey will not come out untouched if it fails to implement an agreement with the EU requiring Ankara to extend recognition to all 10 states which joined the block in 2004, including Cyprus.