"TURKEY: INITIAL REACTIONS TO EU REPORT PHILOSOPHICAL
Istanbul, 8 Nov. (AKI) - Turkey's prime minster, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday appeared unfazed by a newly released European Commission report criticising the pace of Turkish reforms in the year since EU entry talks began and setting a mid-December deadline for the country to open its ports to Cypriot ships or face (unspecified) consequences. 'Our EU perspective remains unchanged. I don't think the negotiations will be suspended. The solution platform for Cyprus is not the European Union, but the United Nations. Unless the embargo on Cyprus is lifted, out stance will not change,' he said. "
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