Brussels, 28/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - Turkish justice minister Cemil Cicek said on 27 December that he hoped new negotiations over Cyprus could start under the aegis of the United Nations, based on the Annan Plan, and the issue would be resolved by 3 October (the date scheduled for Turkey's accession talks to begin).
On 24 December, in a speech to the nation reported by AFP, Turkish prime minister Erdogan urged Turks not to lose their sang froid because the path to concluding the 41...