Lagendijk: "It was a mistake to admit Greek Cypriots without a solution"

The European Union had made a serious mistake by accepting Greek Cypriots as EU members without solving the problem on the island, said Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission Co-chairman Joost Lagendijk yesterday. Speaking to the Star daily, Lagendijk added that the EU would carefully follow the negotiation process between the two sides. He also expressed his expectation from Turkey to accelerate its EU reform process.