EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule called on Turkey to step up efforts in Armenia-Turkey reconciliation process and open its ports to Cyprus, EU business website reports.

Fule also underlined importance of Armenia-Turkey relations’ normalization to overcome a century-old hostility over recognition of Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire.

After meeting with Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu, EU Commissioner also noted that born in Czechoslovakia he knows that politicizing history might complex reconciliation.

Commenting on Cyprus dispute, Fule stressed that EU attaches major significance to normalization of Turkey’s relations with Cyprus, considering it a breakthrough “to the benefit of both Turkey and the EU.”

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