Seanad debates
Wednesday, 20 November 2002
European Communities (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage.
A number of issues that arise in that context should be considered. As I said at a meeting of the Joint Committee on European Affairs last week, I am not sure if we should look to admit Cyprus without a resolution of the issues that remain between the two parts of that divided island. We hope the talks currently under way, brokered by the United Nations, will lead to a resolution of the issue in advance of accession. The decision to admit Cyprus has been taken and it is unlikely that it will be reversed.
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