Translate the following English sentence to French:
"As far as Cyprus is concerned, although the Council stated that a political settlement would facilitate the accession of Cyprus to the European Union. It also stated that its decision on accession would be made without the above being a precondition, which I welcome."
En ce qui concerne Chypre, le Conseil, s' il a maintenu, je cite : "qu' un règlement politique facilitera l' adhésion de Chypre à l' Union européenne", sa "décision relative à l' adhésion sera prise sans que ce qui précède constitue pour autant une condition préalable", ce dont je me réjouis.