Turkey says it could annex northern Cyprus

Turkey would consider annexing northern Cyprus, which is technically EU territory, if talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots fail to reach a deal on reunification of the island, Turkey's European Affairs Minister Egemen Bağış told a Turkish Cypriot newspaper.

ESO: Background information: Cyprus deal sought by mid-summer http://www.europeansources.info/record/cyprus-deal-sought-by-mid-summer/

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