G20: Turkish Presidency Debate

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G20: Turkish Presidency

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Monday 23rd March 2015

(9 years, 8 months ago)

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My Lords, why do the Government have double standards on Cyprus? Why does the Minister say that Cyprus is an obstacle to Turkey joining the European Union when Her Majesty’s Government supported Greece joining the European Union after it had organised a coup d’état in Cyprus?

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My Lords, we did not block it; Cyprus blocked it.

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