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Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Turkey PM sees no EU talks suspension over Cyprus

"Turkey PM sees no EU talks suspension over Cyprus

PARIS (Reuters) - Turkey's EU entry talks are unlikely to be suspended over a disagreement on Cyprus, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview published on Friday.

The European Union has told Turkey its entry talks, launched last October, could be suspended if Ankara does not open its ports and airports to traffic from Cyprus this year -- a warning repeated by EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on Thursday."

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