Matthew Bryza, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, said that Turkey’s EU membership process should continue. In a statement in the Greek newspaper Eleftherotypia, Bryza put forward ideas that would help the deadlocked talks between Turkey and the European Union and the Cyprus issue.
Bryza said he found a positive atmosphere in both Ankara and Cyprus as well as in the EU countries’ capitals on this issue during his meetings. He believes in a compromise between Turkey and the European Union, since nobody wants Turkey’s membership train to be derailed. Bryza added that Washington supported the U.N. and EU efforts on the Cyprus issue; however, there is not yet any “U.S. plan” related to it, reported Zaman Turkish newspaper.
