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Turkey Enters Full Lockdown; Greece & Turkey Spar Over Cyprus at UN+1 Talks

TURKEY

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  • Turkey enters full lockdown until 17 May, entailing a continuous lockdown for businesses, intercity travel restrictions and full school closures – starting on Thursday 7pm.
    • Erdogan said this would be followed in the strictest terms to achieve the results Turkey is after
  • Turkey VP meets Turkish Cypriot President before today's UN+1 talks today in Geneva (27th-29th). Turkish Cypriots are expected to argue for the two-state solution, while the Greek side favours a bizonal federation.
    • EU has sent 3 senior diplomats to assist in the discussions and says it is committed to a comprehensive settlement, requiring agreement from both sides
  • Erdogan holds back in his response to Biden, saying remarks RE Armenian genocide are baseless, unfair and untruthful.
    • Calls on Biden to correct his mistake and believes US & Turkey could usher in a new era of relations after evaluating these issues at their face-to-face meeting on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in June
  • Greek FM calls on Turkey to discuss its plans for the Akkuyu nuclear plant on its southern region as it jeopardises regional security.
    • The $22bn joint project with Russian energy company Rusatom is expected to come online in 2023 – Ahval
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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