"Cyprus blocks opening of first chapter in EU-Turkey talks
09.06.2006 - 17:55 CET | By Mark Beunderman
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Cyprus has blocked the opening of Turkey's first negotiating chapter with the EU, with intense weekend diplomacy expected before a foreign ministers meeting on Monday.
The opening of the 'science and research' legislative chapter is scheduled for Monday (12 June) at a meeting of EU foreign ministers with their Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul in Luxembourg."
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