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Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Bitter’ stalemate as Talat asks EU leaders to reject decoupling of aid and trade

"‘Bitter’ stalemate as Talat asks EU leaders to reject decoupling of aid and trade
By Myria Antoniadou in Brussels

A LETTER from Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat to the Luxembourg Presidency asking EU member states not to accept the decoupling of the trade and aid regulations led to a new stalemate in the Council yesterday.
According to sources, there was a “blocking minority” in the Council ad hoc committee discussing the issue and as a result a rejection of a last-minute proposal tabled by Luxembourg. "

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