Turkey offers to open seaport to Cyprus
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Turkey has offered to open a major seaport and an airport to longtime foe Cyprus to try to keep its European Union entry talks on track, Turkish and EU officials said Thursday. The EU called the step positive but insufficient.
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Turkey plans to open a port and an airport to traffic from Cyprus, among the demands set by the European Union for Turkey to make progress in talks on membership of the bloc, EU President Finland said on Thursday.
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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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Turkey will only take simultaneous and reciprocal steps with the Greek Cypriots in opening its ports and airports to traffic from Cyprus, a government source said on Thursday.
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ANKARA: Turkish foreign minister Abdullah Gul said yesterday Ankara would not recognise Europe Union member Cyprus &quot;directly or indirectly&quot; while there was no final agreement on reuniting the Mediterranean island.
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A row erupts between Cyprus and Turkey over oil exploration plans in the eastern Mediterranean.
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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 it expected the bloc to approve a partial freeze of accession talks with Ankara next week.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- In a move that could extend Europe&#39;s borders to the edge of the Middle East, the European Union on Wednesday recommended starting negotiations with Turkey on full membership.
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Greek Prime Minister Costas Caramanlis said that Turkey must open up its ports and airports to Greek Cypriot ships and planes if it wants to join the European Union.
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Minister for Europe Geoff Hoon has joined Greek foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis in calling on Turkey to satisfy requirements set on its European Union candidacy, including opening its ports to Greek Cypriot ships and aircraft.
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HELSINKI/BRUSSELS - A last-minute offer by Turkey to open a major port to traffic from Cyprus in a bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks sowed ...Comment
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The European Union opened negotiations  with Turkey on two more reform areas on Wednesday as part of  Ankara's bid to join the bloc.
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Turkey will not bow to pressure from the European Union to recognize Cyprus and expects the 25-nation bloc to open accession talks with Ankara next year, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.
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The European Commission recommended a partial suspension of EU accession talks with Turkey on Wednesday, dealing a blow to Ankara's hope of joining the European Union after it refused to open its ports to Cyprus.
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Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said he had invited Turkey for talks over contentious issues that he has hinted could lead to a Cypriot veto of Ankara's EU membership bid.
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ANKARA, Turkey -- Trying to keep talks on track in its bid to enter the European Union , Turkey has offered to open a major seaport and an airport to longtime foe Cyprus, Turkish and EU officials said yesterday. The EU called the step positive but insufficient.
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Turkey must open its ports and airports to traffic from Cyprus before December 6th, or face a possible suspension of its accession talks, the EU said on Monday.Comment