“It is in the interest of Europe for the sides to reach a resolution in the maritime delimitation dispute, not only to avoid military escalation but also to gain financial benefits and to diversify the energy supply channels” Opinion | OmerOzkizilcik
continues. Despite a temporary calm in the matter, the sides have achieved neither diplomatic progress, nor a change in the situation. On the contrary, recent developments indicate that a new period of escalation might be on the horizon.
If European states want to encourage the Turkish Cypriots and Turks on one side, and the Greek Cypriots and Greeks on the other, to resolve the dispute, they have to shift their mistaken perception of being obligated to display unconditional solidarity with their fellow EU member partners. In other words, they need to link their solidarity to conditions.
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