The EU's decision to partially freeze Turkey's accession talks is unfair, the country's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated, adding that Ankara will not change its policy on Cyprus.
Speaking to Turkey's parliament on Tuesday (12 December), one day after EU foreign ministers put eight of the 35 negotiating chapters with Ankara on hold, Mr Erdogan said the Islamic country's relations with Europe "are going through a serious test."
The EU's move came as a reaction to Turke...
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