Erdogan: No Troop Withdrawal in Cyprus
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At an Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) meeting yesterday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded to a question about Cyprus by saying: &quot;Turkey will not withdraw any troops from Cyprus.
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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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President Rauf R. Denktas has said that the Greek Cypriot side has not deceived Turkey during the European Union Summit. Mr Denktas said that Turkey has been given the starting date for the EU accession talks
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Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said Monday he would not oppose Turkish European Union accession talks provided Turkey met European standards.
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European Union (EU) Enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen said during a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier today in Brussels that &quot;no outstanding obstacles&quot; remain that would bar Turkey from obtaining a membership
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The EU presidency says Turkey's offer to open a port to Cypriot traffic is not enough to break the deadlock.
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Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich on  Tuesday denied a report he had pressed Ukraine's outgoing  president to deploy troops against demonstrators backing his  rival in this month's re-run of a rigged presidential election.
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Turkey's offer to ease its trade dispute with Cyprus is insufficient to stop the European Union discussing a freeze on Ankara's membership talks, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has said.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Wednesday dismissed Syrian moves towards redeployment in Lebanon. &quot;We are not seeing any significant change in the Syrian position,&quot; he told Israel Radio.
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A European Union commissioner Wednesday recommended partially suspending membership talks with Turkey to protest Ankara's continued refusal to open its ports to EU member Cyprus.Comment
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TUNCELI, Turkey  - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called crisis talks that may authorize a cross-border military offensive after Kurdish rebels killed at least 12 Turkish soldiers in an ambush on Sunday near the Iraqi border.
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Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Wednesday there was no evidence that Turkish troops had crossed the Iraqi border to launch a military operation against Turkish rebels hiding in the mountains.
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Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said he had invited Turkey for talks on issues that could hurt its bid to join the European Union, as Greece joined in warning Ankara it could only join if it recognizes Cyprus.
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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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Syria on Tuesday ruled out a quick withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon, saying a United Nations resolution calling on it to do so was illegal.
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Israeli military forces must act to prevent terrorism in the Gaza Strip so a withdrawal from the Palestinian territory doesn&#39;t take place ``under fire,&#39;&#39; Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Turkish Prime Minister  Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that this weekend's Iraqi  election would not be fully democratic and was unlikely to stem  violence or help stabilize the country.