Turkey&#39;s Erdogan Reaffirms Willingness to Resolve Cyprus Dispute
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ANKARA, Turkey -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated on Friday (24 December) that his government is committed to finding a solution to the Cyprus problem.
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Cyprus invites Turkey to discuss the stalemate on the divided island which it says is crucial to Turkey's entry.
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Turkey signaled on Tuesday it might say "no" to European Union entry talks if the bloc imposed too many conditions and also insisted it would not recognize EU member Cyprus even indirectly without a final peace ...
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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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Turkey has rejected a request from the European Commission to recognise Cyprus ahead of a key summit on Ankara&#39;s bid to open European Union accession 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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Syria is indicating a willingness to resume peace negotiations after more than four years of deadlock.
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BRUSSELS  - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood firm behind Ankara&#39;s bid to join the European Union, rejecting calls to recognise Cyprus and dismissing any new conditions to win EU entry.
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Turkey has offered to open a port and an airport to traffic from Cyprus in a last-minute bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks, EU President Finland said on Thursday.
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The Cypriot president said Thursday he was confident Syria had no intention of recognizing a breakaway state on his Mediterranean island despite its acceptance of a ferry from the separatist region last week.
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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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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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The European Union&#39;s decision to begin entry talks with Turkey has received a widespread welcome. But Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will face tough questions at home about what he has signed up to.
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Turkeyâs prime minister said yesterday that admitting his Muslim-majority country to the European Union would contribute to âreconciliation between civilizationsâ and expressed confidence that the EUâs executive will recommend opening membership
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Turkey's EU chief negotiator said on Thursday Ankara would not walk away from Finnish-led discussions over Cyprus aimed at avoiding a crisis in Turkey's European Union membership bid.
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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 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.