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Cyprus appears ready to shift the Turkey issue to the EU leaders' summit on 14-15 December (Photo: European Commission)

Cyprus threatens to block EU deal on Turkey talks

Cyprus has threatened to block an EU agreement on the fate of Turkey's membership talks if the union does not impose a new deadline on Ankara to normalise relations with Nicosia.

Cypriot government spokesman Christodoulos Pashiardis said on Thursday (30 November) that if Nicosia does not agree with EU conclusions at a foreign ministers' meeting on 11 December "we will go back and exercise our right not to permit opening of any chapter of Turkey's accession course," according to newswir...

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Cyprus appears ready to shift the Turkey issue to the EU leaders' summit on 14-15 December (Photo: European Commission)

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