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"European Parliament Postpones Turkey Vote

Wednesday September 28, 2005 2:31 PM

By JAN SLIVA
Associated Press Writer

STRASBOURG, France (AP) - The European Parliament postponed a vote to ratify Turkey's customs union with the European Union on Wednesday, citing frustration over Ankara's continued refusal to recognize Cyprus.

In another step certain to anger the Turkish government days ahead of scheduled EU membership talks, lawmakers called on Ankara to recognize the 1915-23 killings of Armenians as genocide."

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