Turkey agrees to open port, airport to Cyprus
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Turkey, faced with the suspension of its European Union membership talks, has agreed to open a port and an airport to Greek Cypriot craft.
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Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis will discuss Cyprus and bilateral issues during a trip to Ankara that begins on Wednesday, the first official visit to Turkey by a Greek premier since 1959.
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HELSINKI/BRUSSELS - EU President Finland said on Friday a Turkish offer to open one port to Cypriot ships did not go far enough and expected member states next week to agree on ...Comment
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The European Union and Turkey struck  an historic deal on Friday to start talks next year on  admitting the vast Muslim nation to the bloc after last-minute  haggling over Ankara's relationship with EU member Cyprus.
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Turkey declared that it had fulfilled all the political criteria for membership talks with the European Union on Sunday, three days before a recommendation from the EU's executive that will give Ankara a green light.
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The European Union and Turkey reached a historic agreement Friday to begin talks next year aimed at bringing the populous Muslim country into the EU after hammering out a compromise over Ankara&#39;s relationship with Cyprus.
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Key facts on Turkey, which hopes to win a date from the European Union this week to begin entry talks:
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A deal between the European Union and Turkey over the start of the latter&#39;s EU membership talks has been reached despite Ankara&#39;s initial refusal to immediately recognise (Greek Cypriot) Cyprus.
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JOUY-EN-JOSAS, France  - Turkey's offer to open a major port to traffic from Cyprus goes in the right direction, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Friday.
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The European Union expects Turkey to  initial an accord Friday giving Cyprus de facto recognition and  sign it before Ankara opens EU membership talks on Oct. 3,  2005, a draft summit statement said Friday.
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European Union leaders agreed Thursday to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership, but the Turkish premier said more talks were needed - presumably over the divided island of Cyprus - ...
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BRUSSELS -- Turkey will have to accept tough conditions, including de facto recognition of Cyprus and a permanent brake on labor migration, to open European Union entry talks, according to a draft EU summit statement.
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Setting deadlines for the opening of Turkish ports and airports to traffic from Cyprus will not help solve the issue, Turkish officials said on Tuesday.Comment
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The European Union and Turkey struck  an historic deal on Friday to start talks next year on  admitting the vast Muslim nation to the bloc after last-minute  haggling over Ankara's relationship with Cyprus.
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EU leaders have reached an historic agreement to offer Turkey negotiations starting on October 3, 2005 to join the bloc but insisted Ankara must act towards recognising Cyprus by then.
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ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has agreed to launch a process meant to result in a withdrawal of its 30,000 troops from the divided island of Cyprus.
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Turkey moved closer to winning a date for the start of European Union entry negotiations after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to heal Turkey&#39;s diplomatic standoff with new EU member Cyprus.