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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey

French prime minister hopes Turkey will recognise Cyprus before talks open

Brussels, 02/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said on Tuesday that he believes negotiations with Turkey should not begin on 3 October unless Turkey recognises Cyprus. “It does not seem conceivable to me that talks should open with a country that does not recognise all the members of the European Union”, he said on the Europe 1 radio channel. The prime minister clearly pointed out that talks might not begin on 3 October and urged Turkey to show its...