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kind of solidarity from her European associates, as long eas she would beable to reform, extending to modern requirements the precepts of thekemalist doctrine and to meet the european political standards to vvhichshe aspires.There are more than one barrier to this evolution, vvhich have to beovercome. This is a task vvhich among other necessitates total freedomfrom vvrong perceptions in this country, which sometimes sees herself ina state of siege from her vvestern neighbours, namely the Greeks. Whichalso does not see the merits to her ovvn best interests of letting her brothers,those vvho are members of the Turkish Cypriot Community, to benefıtof the vvelfare and security advantages the accession of Cyprus as avvhole to the E.U. can provide to them, in anticipation of a future accessionof Turkey.I shall not dvvell on other equally important and emphatic points theE.U. is raising vis-â-vis Turkey, in particular those regarding its relationsvvith my ovvn country. Instead, I vvould vvish to conclude by quoting a fewvvords taken from the Crete and the more recent Antalya Summit Declarations,relating to a simple truth and a great ambition, and I quote:"...Europe cannot be complete vvithout the countries of South EasternEurope, vvithout our peoples representing civilisations and cultures,vvhich have traditionally contributed to the formation of a contemporaryEuropean identity".This is a commitment capable of liberating us from a number of dangerousmisconceptions.Thank you.564