"Balkanende: Cyprus Issue not Criteria for Turkey’s Entry to EU
By Basri Dogan, Amsterdam
Friday, October 06, 2006
zaman.com
A year after the start of negotiations, Turkey and the European Union are struggling to avoid clashes over the Cyprus issue.
Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkanende said recent developments regarding Turkey’s EU bid were natural as he recalled Cyprus is not part of the Copenhagen Criteria."
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