"Turkey edges closer to signing key EU document
ANKARA - The European Commission and Turkey have agreed on the text of an accord concerning Cyprus, the signing of which is a condition for opening accession talks with Ankara later in the year, a Turkish official said Friday.
The protocol would extend an already-existing Turkey-EU customs union to 10 new members who joined the bloc last May, including Cyprus whose internationally-recognized Greek Cypriot government Ankara refuses to endorse. "
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