"EU action against Turkey over Cyprus may be limited
Sat Sep 2, 2006 2:59 PM BST137
LAPPEENRANTA, Finland (Reuters) - European Union retaliation may be limited if Turkey fails to meet an obligation to open its ports to ships from Cyprus this year, EU president Finland signalled on Saturday.
Some diplomats have suggested a Turkish refusal to implement an agreement extending its customs union to all 10 new EU members, including Cyprus, could lead to a complete breakdown of Ankara's negotiations to join the 25-nation bloc.
But Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, speaking after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in eastern Finland, indicated the response might be confined to a few areas of the talks."
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