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Sunday, April 16, 2006

..:: ABHABER.COM :Turkey’s EU problems are a bad omen for Cyprus

"Turkey’s EU problems are a bad omen for Cyprus

‘[Greek] Cypriots are in a very strong position right now but they must play their cards right. The status quo is not good,’ a Western diplomat in Nicosia says

Turkey is on collision course with the European Union over a refusal to open its ports and airports to Greek Cypriot traffic, in a high-stakes dispute that threatens to set back a Cyprus solution and relations with Greece.

The EU is due in October to publish a progress report on entry negotiations with Ankara. It could recommend suspending the talks, a year after they began, if Turkey does not comply with Brussels' demands on access to the ports and airports."

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