2010 ilerleme raporu - Avrupa Birliği Bakanlığı

In addition, Turkey has not made progress towards normalising bilateral relations with theRepublic of Cyprus. It continues to veto Cyprus’s membership of several internationalorganisations, including the OECD and the Wassenaar Arrangement on export controls forconventional arms exports and dual-use goods. The Commission will continue to monitorclosely and specifically report on all issues covered by the 21 September 2005 declaration, inaccordance with the Council conclusions of December 2006.The government of the Republic of Cyprus reported violations of its territorial waters andairspace by Turkey.Peaceful settlement of border disputesTurkey and Greece have intensified their efforts to improve their bilateral relations. From 13to 15 May Prime Minister Erdogan met Greek Prime Minister Papandreou in Athens. Anumber of agreements for cooperation on trade, education, transport, energy, culture and theenvironment were signed. A bilateral agreement was reached to readmit a number of illegalmigrants to Turkey, but is not yet in operation.The 47 th round of exploratory talks was held in Athens in summer 2010. Exploratory talkshave been continuing since 2002 and have intensified. The threat of casus belli in response tothe possible extension of Greek territorial waters, made in the resolution adopted by theTurkish Grand National Assembly in 1995, still remains. In line with the NegotiatingFramework, the Council conclusions of December 2009 noted that ‘Turkey needs to commitunequivocally to good neighbourly relations and to the peaceful settlement of disputes inaccordance with the United Nations Charter, having recourse, if necessary, to the InternationalCourt of Justice. In this context, the Union urges the avoidance of any kind of threat, sourceof friction or action which could damage good neighbourly relations and the peacefulsettlement of disputes.’ A considerable number of formal complaints were made by Greeceabout continued violations of its airspace by Turkey, including flights over Greek islands.Greece also made complaints about violations of its territorial waters.Regional cooperationTurkey remains actively involved in regional initiatives. It is a member of the RegionalCooperation Council (RCC) and also held the one-year rotating Chairmanship-in-Office of theSouth-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), which ended with a summit in Istanbulin June.Bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member Stateshave been developing positively. Turkey has taken a number of initiatives in the WesternBalkans, expressing commitment to promoting peace and stability in the region. Turkeysupports integration of all countries in the region both with the European Union and at Euro-Atlantic level. The Turkish Foreign Minister held and facilitated several contacts throughout2010. Regular tripartite meetings were held between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs ofTurkey, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In parallel, regular tripartite talks have been heldbetween Turkey, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. On Turkey’s initiative, the Presidentsof Bosnia and Herzegovina and of Serbia met for the first time since the war. At their meetingin Istanbul in April, the three countries adopted the "Istanbul Declaration" and underlined thattheir common goal is integration into the European Union. They agreed that regional policyshould be based on ensuring security, permanent political dialogue and preservation of theEN 37 EN