The divided island of Cyprus could be reunified “within a year”, Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou said in Brussels.

His statement that property, security and power-sharing issues remain central, born a direct reference to Turkey.

“Kyprianou, a former EU health commissioner, said Ankara's refusal to extend its Customs Union with the EU to the Republic of Cyprus represents a ‘major’ obstacle to Cypriot reunification,” TheParliament.com informs Oct. 29.

“I regret to say that Turkey has not been as constructive or helpful as I would have like in the current negotiations between the two communities in Cyprus. The answer to the Cyprus problem is a unified, federal system, not two separate states, yet we have heard nothing positive from Turkey on this,” the source quotes Kyprianou.