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Foreign relations of Northern Cyprus

Well, you know how sometimes people live in different countries and they have to talk to each other to make sure everything is okay and they can be friends? That's what foreign relations is all about!

Northern Cyprus is a little country that not everyone recognizes as a country because they used to be part of a bigger country called Cyprus. But some people in Northern Cyprus wanted to be their own country, so they made their own government and everything.

Now, because not everyone thinks they're a real country, Northern Cyprus has to talk to other countries to make sure they can be friends. They have what's called foreign relations with lots of different countries around the world.

Sometimes, countries will help Northern Cyprus with things like money or supplies. Other times, Northern Cyprus might make agreements with other countries to help each other out.

However, some countries don't want to talk to Northern Cyprus because they don't think Northern Cyprus is a real country. So, it can be a little tricky for Northern Cyprus to make friends with everyone. But they keep trying and hope to have good relationships with as many countries as possible.
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