"Turkey backs new Cyprus talks on basis of UN peace planDocument Actions 27/12/2004
Turkey said Monday it favored reviving talks to reunite the long-divided island of Cyprus on the basis of a UN settlement plan by the time it starts membership negotiations with the European Union in October next year. Cyprus' three-decade division between its Greek and Turkish communities remains a major obstacle for Turkey's EU bid, with Ankara refusing to endorse the internationally-recognized Greek Cypriot government of the island, which became an EU member in May. "
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