Tuesday, December 05, 2006

The Peninsula On-line: Give time, let Turkey rethink Cyprus issue: EU’s Rehn

"Give time, let Turkey rethink Cyprus issue: EU’s Rehn
Web posted at: 12/5/2006 16:49:48
Source ::: REUTERS

brussels • The European Union’s enlargement commissioner appealed to the leaders of France and Germany yesterday not to press for the bloc to set a new deadline for EU candidate Turkey to open its ports to Cyprus.

But a source in French President Jacques Chirac’s office said Chirac and German Chancellor Angela Merkel plan to jointly urge the European Union to set a date for a review of Turkey’s membership bid."

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