Cyprus membership hinges on Turkey, says EU

THE 28-year long division of Cyprus is close to being resolved according to diplomats at the EU summit in Copenhagen last night.

Cyprus membership hinges on Turkey, says EU
Fri, 13 Dec, 2002 - 00:00
Ann Cahill, Europe Correspondent, Copenhagen

But any resolution hinges on Turkey getting an acceptable date for negotiations on EU membership today.

"They will wait to hear what the date is before doing a deal on Cyprus," one Greek Cypriot diplomat said.

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