"Merkel warns Turkey on 'very, very serious situation'
06.11.2006 - 09:06 CET | By Mark Beunderman
German chancellor Angela Merkel has issued a stark warning to Turkey saying there will be no 'business as usual' in Ankara's EU membership talks if it continues to be defiant on the Cyprus issue.
In an interview with Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung on Monday (6 November), Ms Merkel said that if Ankara continues to refuse to open its ports and airports to trade from Cyprus – as agreed with the EU in the so-called Ankara protocol – it risks a crisis in its accession negotiations with Brussels."
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