en: If, however, the universally-acknowledged constructive stand of the Cypriot Government notwithstanding, this proves to be impossible due to unwavering refusal on the Turkish side, then I believe that the European Union should not allow the integration of Cyprus to be held hostage to Turkish intransigence and that, on the contrary, it should immediately accept the Republic of Cyprus as a member of the Union pending integration of the island as a whole at a later date, as happened with one of the founder members, the anniversary of the unification of which we are celebrating here today.
el: Βεβαίως, όλοι μας ευχόμεθα να έχει εν τω μεταξύ λυθεί το κυπριακό πρόβλημα σύμφωνα με τις αποφάσεις του ΟΗΕ και τις συμφωνίες κορυφής, ώστε όλος ο γηγενής ­ υπογραμμίζω: ο γηγενής ­ πληθυσμός της νήσου, Ελληνοκύπριοι και Τουρκοκύπριοι, να απολαύσει τα ωφελήματα της εντάξεως.