Turkey's foreign minister says Turkish soldiers will remain on Cyprus under any agreement to reunify the ethnically divided island.
Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey won't accept a peace accord that would mandate the withdrawal of all of its troops from Cyprus — a key demand by Greece and internationally recognized Greek Cypriots.
He told reporters after a morning round of talks at a Swiss resort Tuesday that anyone "dreaming" of removing all Turkish troops from the island has "to wake up."
Cavusoglu says abolishing military intervention rights in an envisioned federal Cyprus is a "non-starter" for Turkey and the nation's breakaway Turkish Cypriots.
Turkey has kept more than 35,000 troops on Cyprus since 1974, when it invaded in the wake of a coup mounted by supporters of union with Greece.
Turkish Minister: Troops Won't Leave Cyprus Under Peace Deal
![FILE - Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a news conference with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel in Ankara, Turkey, June 5, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C54D4676-2BA4-4684-8B91-FD0FE8E75547_w250_r1_s.jpg)
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