Međutim, Turska je naknadno odbila dozvoliti pristup brodovima i avionima kiparskih Grka svojim lukama i aerodromima, umjesto toga insistirajući da EU treba načiniti prvi potez u smislu okončanja ekonomske izolacije odvojene Turske Republike Sjeverni Kipar, koju priznaje samo Ankara.
But Turkey subsequently has refused to allow Greek Cypriot vessels and planes access to its ports and airports, insisting instead that the EU should first move to end the economic isolation of the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which only Ankara recognises.