But he also said that Ankara cannot hope to join the EU as long as it keeps thousands of Turkish troops stationed in Cyprus's north and that the Greek Cypriots may continue to block its accession process.
On je, međutim, takođe rekao da se Ankara ne može nadati ulasku u EU sve dok bude držala hiljade turskih vojnika stacioniranih na severu Kipra, kao i da kiparski Grci mogu da nastave da blokiraju proces pridruživanja Turske.