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EU warns Turkey: Cyprus must join COP31 preparatory sessions

5/29/2026

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EU climate chief warned Turkey that excluding Cyprus from COP31 preparatory meetings is unacceptable.
Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra told POLITICO that Turkey must include Cyprus in COP31 preparatory sessions.
Turkey is the only country that recognises the Turkish-Cypriot north as independent and lacks diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cyprus.
EU spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said Turkey assured that Cyprus will not be excluded from future COP31 preparatory sessions.

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EU climate chief warned Turkey that excluding Cyprus from COP31 preparatory meetings is unacceptable.
Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra told POLITICO that Turkey must include Cyprus in COP31 preparatory sessions.
Turkey is the only country that recognises the Turkish-Cypriot north as independent and lacks diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cyprus.
EU spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said Turkey assured that Cyprus will not be excluded from future COP31 preparatory sessions.