The bloc's foreign ministers have since reiterated that pledge, and member states agreed in January to work towards opening direct trade links with the Turkish Cypriot community, whose breakaway republic is recognized only by Ankara.
Šefovi diplomatija EU su u međuvremenu ponovili to obećanje, a države članice su u januaru pristale da otvore direktne trgovinske veze sa kiparskim Turcima, čiju samoproglašenu republiku priznaje samo Ankara.