Turkey described Tuesday evening July 20 as
"null and void"
the criticisms leveled by the European Union's foreign minister against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over Cyprus, adding that Brussels could not play any role. in the resolution of the conflict soon to be 50 years old.
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EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said earlier today
"concerned"
by President Erdogan's announcement of a plan to reopen the former resort of Varosha in Cyprus than he deemed
"unacceptable"
.