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Last update - 03:53 07/12/2007 Israel nixes Turkey's request to open Turkish Cypriot rep office By Adar Primor, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Adbullah Gul, Cyprus  Israel told a visiting Cypriot minister that it has decided to reject Turkey's request to open a Turkish Cypriot representative office in Tel Aviv. Turkish President Abdullah Gul had asked President Shimon Peres for approval for such an office during Peres' visit to Ankara last month. Gul and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan also asked Peres to examine the possibility of operating air and sea traffic between Israel and Famagusta in North Cyprus. Advertisement Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, who visited Israel this week, told Haaretz that Peres and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told her Israel would reject Turkey's requests. (Full interview on Sunday.) Israeli officials confirmed this. "We are aware of the sensitivities and have no intention of deviating from the accepted UN position," an official said. Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when the Greek military junta then ruling in Athens supported a coup against the democratic Cypriot government. Turkey then invaded Cyprus and occupied the northern half of the Island. In 1983 the Turkish minority (Turkish Republic of North Cyprus - TRNC) declared independence, but the world, apart from Turkey, does not recognize it and sees the area as occupied territory of sovereign Cyprus. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis officially visited Israel to be briefed on developments in the peace process and to explore bilateral relations. Unofficially, according to sources involved in her visit, she also wanted to ensure Cyprus was not harmed by the warming relations between Israel and Turkey. Related articles: The Turkish alternative Peres shines in Turkey, press stands at attention Peres, in Ankara, meets Turkish president for talks on Mideast peace Bookmark to del.icio.us   Bring down the house Knesset speaker calls for wrecking of yeshiva killer's family home. Frum and fabulous Beauty salons offer Haredi women a unique brand of modest glamour.   1.   Good move (nt) 03:37  |  mich 07/12/07   2.   ISRAEL REJECTING WHAT IT IS DOING 03:42  |  VIPER 07/12/07   3.   Turkey, don`t put Israel on the spot 03:49  |  Conroy 07/12/07   4.   well named viper #2` 04:32  |  larry from maine 07/12/07   5.   VIPER, Organization of Islamic Conference recognizes Turk Cyprus 04:58  |  Jake 07/12/07   6.   Isreal should calculate its own interests 05:21  |  Hal Ukozowksi 07/12/07   7.   Israel Should Not Appease The Greeks. Recognize 06:02  |  Eli 07/12/07   8.   To #7.appease Jewish Cypriots like me then! 07:07  |  Doron Katz 07/12/07   9.   Eli, c`mon! 09:12  |  Shtarka 07/12/07   10.   No to Islamic occupation of Christian lands! 10:38  |  Stavros Marcou 07/12/07   11.   The truth 12:07  |  Melin 07/12/07   12.   #3 Conroy 12:12  |  Melin 07/12/07   13.   #3 Conroy 12:44  |  Melin 07/12/07   14.   #10 "We shall return" 13:02  |  Levent 07/12/07   15.   starvros 10 04:00  |  realism 08/12/07   16.   Famagusta we wıll return 11:03  |  Oguz Can 11/03/08

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