In a statement the Council said it "notes with deep regret that Turkey, despite repeated calls, continues refusing to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol" - a reference to the Turkish boycott of customs arrangements with Cyprus.

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The course - which connects perfectly to the implementation of the Protocol - aims to train local experts from the Sava River Basin, involved in sediment management.

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It also establishes a 12 member Intergovernmental Committee to oversee the implementation of the Second Protocol and de facto the Convention.

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