16: The appl ication is also open to objection on the ground,arising from Article I of the Treaty of Guarantee, and echoed rnArticle 185 of the Constitut.ion, that the Republic of cyprus hasundertaken "not to participate in whole or rn part, ln anypolitical or economic union with any State whatsoever.,. ini sI imitation is broad enough to prohitit the link with Greece that amembership initiated and negotiated by the Greek Cypriots alonewould bring about, even within the frimework of the EurooeanCommunities, Comoarison with G€ rrnany is false. 17, Greek Cypriot awareness of the vulnerability of theappl ication is suggested by the following report in the press (seeThe Wall Street Journal, S July 1990) that Mr.Iacovou, the ForeignMinister of the Greek Cypriot reg.i me, said: "the island's political situat.i on shouldn't have an effecton his country's membership application. H€ drew ananalogy with Germany, saying that the division of thatcountry lnto East and west had never been viewed as abarrler to EC membersh i p. /...A/44/966 5/21398 English Page9 , International illegality ofGreekCypriot action. 15.TheTurkish Cypriots believe thattheunilateral application bytheGreekCypriots tojointheCommunities isaninternational actofanentirely different orderofintensity andsignifioance to anything thathascomebefore. TheCouncil ofMinisters ofthe European Communities maynotlawfully disregard theillegality of theposition andconduct oftheGreekCypriot regime inCyprus when thelatterpurports topresent itselfasthe"government ofthe Republic ofCyprus." Theobjection nowraised bytheTRNCon behalfoftheTurkish Cypriot peopletothevalidity ofthe application restsuponthelackofentitlement oftheGreekCypriot community tomaketheapplication inthenameof"Cyprus" or, indeed, of"theRepublic ofCyprus." Thisobjection restsonly indirectly upontheconstitutional illegitimaoy oftheGreek Cypriot regimeforitispossible toconceive ofcasesinwhich merelyconstitutional illegitimacy wouldnotpreclUde aregime from seeking admission toaninternational organization onbehalfofa State. However, where,asinthiscase,theconstitutional illegitimacy occasions aninternational illegitimacy, theposition isquitedifferent andcannot beignored bytheEuropean Communities. Moreover, inthecaseofCyprus wherethebi­ communality ofthestateanditsgovernment wastheprecondition forlegitimacy, thisunilateral actbyGreekCypriots isaclear andunacceptable actiontoimposetheirpolitical willonthe Turkish Cypriots onamatter whichwillaffectgenerations tocome. GreekCypriot application violates international andconstitutional banonEnosis. 16.Theapplication isalsoopentoobjection ontheground, arising fromArticle 1oftheTreatyofGuarantee, andechoed in Article 185oftheConstitution, thattheRepublic ofCyprus has undertaken "nottoparticipate inwholeorinpart,inany political oreconomic unionwithanyStatewhatsoever." This limitation isbroadenoughtoprohibit thelinkwithGreecethata membership initiated andnegotiated bytheGreekCypriots alone wouldbringabout, evenwithintheframework oftheEuropean Communities. Comparison withGermany isfalse. 17.GreekCypriot awareness ofthevulnerability ofthe application issuggested bythefollowing report inthepress(see TheWallStreetJournal, 5July1990)thatMr.Iacovou, theForeign
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic document discussing the application of the Republic of Cyprus to join the European Communities. The text highlights the objections to the application raised by the Turkish Cypriots, citing the lack of entitlement of the Greek Cypriot community to make the application on behalf of "Cyprus" or "the Republic of Cyprus". The document also references international and constitutional laws, including Article 1 of the Treaty of Guarantee and Article 185 of the Constitution. The tone of the document suggests that it is focused on international relations and diplomacy rather than economic or social issues.

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International trade, Politics