Turkey stiffens stance over Cyprus EU presidency
MIKE DOYLE / FG ONLINE
• Tue, Mar 13, 2012
TURKEY stiffened its public stance on the upcoming Cypriot Presidency of the EU, reaffirming that Ankara- Brussels relations will effectively be halted for six-months.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that unless a solution to the Cyprus problem is not reached by the 1st of July, Turkey would not resume its EU membership negotiations “even if 20 chapters were opened.”
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