"Turkish PM wants to meet UN chief over Cyprus 'at first opportunity'
AFP: 1/13/2005
ANKARA, Jan 13 (AFP) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he wants to meet with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the shortest possible time to discuss ways of resolving the Cyprus conflict.
'We want to meet with him at first opportunity,' Erdogan was quoting as saying late Wednesday by Anatolia news agency.
Cyprus' division between its Greek and Turkish communities remains a major obstacle for Turkey's bid to join the European Union, with Ankara refusing to endorse the internationally-recognized Greek Cypriot government of the island, which became an EU member in May. "
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