Turkey more Important for EU than Greek Cyprus
Dutch Deputy PM and Economy Minister Laurens Van Brinkhorst has compared Turkey to an elephant and Greek Cyprus to a mouse, saying that Turkey was more important for the European Union than Greek Cyprus in terms of economy, politics and population. Currently paying a visit to Istanbul, the visiting Dutch minister spoke regarding Turkey-European Union relations and the Cyprus issue. Brinkhorst stated that the Cyprus issue was important for Turkey but that it should not be exaggerated and influence overall relations. The Deputy Dutch PM Brinkhorst compared Turkey and Greek Cyprus respectively to an elephant and mouse due to their comparatively different economic and political importance for the European Union.
Brinkhorst also remarked that the Dutch rejection of the European Union constitution in the referendum held last year had little thing to do with Turkey's European Union membership and that the majority of the Dutch favored Turkey's accession to the European Union.
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