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Monday, September 11, 2006

Financial Mirror-Tassos discusses Turkey's EU obligations with Vanhanen

"Tassos discusses Turkey's EU obligations with Vanhanen

11/09/2006

The Cyprus problem and Turkey’s non compliance with its EU obligations have been the focus of two separate meetings Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos held today in Helsinki with British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen, whose country holds the current EU rotating presidency.

CNA has learnt that the meeting between Papadopoulos and Vanhanen focused on Turkey’s obligations towards the EU and Ankara’s refusal to implement the Customs Union Protocol with the ten new EU member states, in particular as regards to its denial to open its ports and airports to Cypriot vessel and aircraft."

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