Originally, Ankara was offered a deal that would have required it to sign a protocol expanding a customs union agreement to include Cyprus and the other nine new EU members -- a move that would, in effect, constitute recognition of Cyprus.
Ankari je prvobitno ponuđen dogovor po kojemu bi se od nje zahtijevalo potpisivanje protokola kojim bi se proširio sporazum o carinskoj uniji na Cipar i drugih devet novih članica EU - potez koji bi, de facto, značio priznanje Cipra.