with ninety passengers flew directly to the “ TRNC ” 35 . The principle of “ one nation , three states ” can explain Azerbaijan ’ s steps towards the “ TRNC ”. In 1992 , the parliament of Nakhijevan decided to recognize the “ TRNC ” but as the parliament of an autonomous republic did not have such a mandate , the decision had no legal validity . At that time , Heydar Aliyev was the Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of Nakhijevan 36 . If Azerbaijan recognized the independence of the “ TRNC ”, it would have become a basis and a precedent for other states to recognize the independence of Nagorno Karabakh .
Another problem is that the ports of the “ TRNC ” are only open to Turkish vessels and there are restrictions on Cyprus-flagged vessels ; the same is true for aircraft . This is a breach of the Customs Union agreement between Turkey and the EU . Moreover , it is against the acquis of the EU on the free movement of goods . As a result , in 2006 , the Council of the European Union decided to suspend negotiations on the eight chapters concerning the restrictions imposed by Turkey on the RoC ( see Table 1 ) and not close the other chapters until Turkey implements all its commitments 37 . Since then all progress reports on Turkey defined that as long as those restrictions were not lifted , Turkey would not be able to implement the acquis .
Table 1 : Chapters within the context of the Negotiation Framework between
Turkey and the EU blocked or suspended with regard to the Cyprus conflict 38 Chapter title Status Reason Free Movement of Goods Free Movement of Capital Financial Services Agriculture and Rural Development Customs Union External Relations Fisheries suspended
Turkey ' s restrictions on the RoC
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Tahiroğlu Y ., Azerbaycan ’ daki Kıbrıs heyecanı , ( 2004 , April 25 ). [ Excitement in Azerbaijan over Cyprus ]. NTV-MSNBC . https :// web . archive . org / web / 201401042128- 18 / http :// arsiv . ntvmsnbc . com / news / 267258 . asp
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