German chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed hope that a Finnish compromise proposal will end the stalemate over Cypriot shipping to Turkey, which would ensure that Ankara can continue its EU entry talks.
Ms Merkel, who is currently making a closely watched trip to Turkey, said she hopes a freeze in Turkey's ongoing EU accession talks can be averted on the basis of a plan by the Finnish EU presidency on the thorny Cyprus issue.
"We have a Finnish proposal on the table now, and...
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