Turkey 'will open port to Cyprus'
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Turkey offers to open one port and one airport to traffic from Cyprus, hoping to revive EU membership talks.
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Turkey refused to comment on reports that it will open one sea port and one airport to Cyprus to resolve a trade row that is threatening to derail its accession talks with the European Union.
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European Union leaders said they had agreed to open accession talks with Turkey on October 3 next year, but that Ankara must recognise Cyprus before then.
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Any final agreement brokered on the Cyprus issue should be voted on in a referendum, the Prime Minister said. Turkey is to commit itself to finding a solution to the dispute on Cyprus, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Friday.
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The European Commission's report on  Turkey next week will recommend that the European Union open  accession negotiations with Ankara, the German daily Bild said  Sunday, quoting sources at the EU executive.
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The European Union and Turkey reached  a historic agreement on starting membership talks on Friday  after Ankara said it would sign a pact acknowledging Cyprus as  an EU member.
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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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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that a United Nations plan to reunite divided Cyprus that was rejected by Greek Cypriots could be revised as he called for new efforts to resolve the dispute.
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Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said Monday Turkey is obliged to expand its customs union protocol before starting entry talks with the European Union (EU) which amounts to recognition of Cyprus.
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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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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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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 a partial freeze of accession talks with Ankara.
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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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BRUSSELS, Dec 13  - Cyprus wants Turkey to demonstrate willingness to normalize its relations with the Cypriot government before an EU summit next March, Cypriot Foreign Minister George Iacovou said Monday.
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Turkey offers to admit traffic from Cyprus, in an effort to revive EU membership talks, says EU president Finland.
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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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Turkey is battling with the European Union to overcome divisions over Cyprus, immigration and farm policy that stand as the final obstacles to EU entry talks, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.