Cypriot minister defends appointment of EU Cyprus special representative following backlash

The European Union has appointed Raffaele Fitto as a special representative for Cyprus, per Euronews. The Cypriot government views this as supporting reunification efforts on the divided island. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has rejected the appointment as biased—a move that's already straining broader EU-Turkey relations.

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