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Tuesday, July 04, 2006

The New Anatolian-Rehn urges sauna diplomacy for Cyprus

"Rehn urges sauna diplomacy for Cyprus

The New Anatolian / Brussels
04 July 2006

European Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn urged on Monday Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja to bring together Cypriot leaders in a Finnish bath to introduce 'sauna diplomacy' in the thorny Cyprus peace efforts.

Speaking to Finnish MTV3 television, Rehn also stated that European Union's rotating presidency, which Finland took over from Austria over the weekend, is a chance for both progress in Cyprus peace talks and also for Turkey for its membership bid in the European Union. "

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