The Financial Times quoted a diplomatic source in Brussels as saying that when EU leaders decided in 1999 to start negotiations with Cyprus, they had agreed that it could join with or without a settlement.
Iz diplomatskih izvora u Brusselsu Financial Timesu je kazano kako su se čelnici EU, kada je 1999. godine donesena odluka o otpočinjanju pregovora s Ciprom, složili o priključenju otoka Uniji sa ili bez sporazuma.