EU warns Turkey time is running out on accession talks

The European Union today warned Turkey that it has to speed efforts to resolve a stalemate in the Cyprus issue if it wants to continue accession talks with the bloc.

EU warns Turkey time is running out on accession talks

The European Union today warned Turkey that it has to speed efforts to resolve a stalemate in the Cyprus issue if it wants to continue accession talks with the bloc.

Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, whose country holds the EU presidency, said Ankara must honour commitments it has made concerning the divided island, including permitting planes and ships from Greek-speaking Cyprus into Turkish ports.

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