Od tada, ona odbija dati plovilima i avionima s grčkog Kipra pristup svojim lukama i aerodromima i tvrdi da EU mora prva ispuniti obećanje koje je dala 2004, u smislu okončavanja ekonomske izolacije kiparskih Turaka na sjeveru podijeljenog ostrva.
Since then, it has declined to provide Greek Cypriot vessels and planes access to its ports and airports, insisting that the EU must first make good on a pledge it made in 2004 to end the economic isolation of Turkish Cypriots in the north of the divided island.