Cyprus President: Independence Cannot Be Abandoned With The ...
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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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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian presidential  favorite Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Tuesday never to give up the  late Yasser Arafat's bedrock demand that Israel recognize a  "right of return" of Palestinian refugees.
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The European Union presidency on Tuesday backed a proposal to partially suspend EU membership talks with Turkey because of Ankara's refusal to open up to trade with Cyprus.Comment
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Sir, If the Turkish attitude towards Cyprus is to be so key to its European Union entry talks, should not some thought now be given to the fact that the Cypriot Republic is a totally artificial construct?
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Turkey's chief EU 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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Ariel Sharon was not able to expel Yasser Arafat, despite blockading him in his nearly-demolished Moukataa headquarters. He was unable to liquidate him politically or physically.
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Armed conflict will be unavoidable if  Taiwan keeps provoking China and pushing for independence, one  of Beijing's top Taiwan policymakers said on Monday, but he  spelt out a condition for reopening dialogue.
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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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to put his Gaza withdrawal plan to a referendum and vowed to carry it out on schedule. withdrawal. Sharon has denounced his hardline opponents as threatening to lead Israel into civil war.
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"I am convinced that parliament will not hold extraordinary session and will not make revision of the laws that may lead to a violation of the Constitution"  President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko is convinced that there will be no extraordinary VRU session. via Forum News Portal
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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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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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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood firm behind Ankara's bid to join the European Union, rejecting calls to recognize Cyprus and dismissing any new conditions to win EU entry.
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HUNGARIAN President Ferenc Madl said it was "unthinkable" for Turkey to start European Union entry talks without recognising the Republic of Cyprus, the Cyprus News Agency reported.
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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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Turkey should &quot;go the extra mile&quot; and recognise Cyprus, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said ahead of a key EU summit.
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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.