Turkey blasts `distorted` EU Cyprus declaration
(WorldNews Turkey)

Turkey criticized a joint statement of southern EU member states on the Cyprus issue as both distorted and unhelpful on Jan. 12. The joint declaration at the Fourth Summit of the Southern EU Countries contained `distorted and unconstructive statements regarding the Cyprus settlement process,` the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. `These statements reflect the Greek Cypriot stance that was the main reason for the failure of the negotiation process which began on the Island in 2008 and ended in 2017 with the closure of the Conference on Cyprus without an outcome,` the ministry said, referring to peace talks in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, which collapsed last July. ......