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Ankara says it will be “constructive” on Presidency's proposals on direct trade between northern Cyprus and the EU - Rehn refuses to consider “plan B” for accession talks

Brussels, 16/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Middle East situation (Palestine, Lebanon etc.), the Iranian nuclear issue and recent event in the south Caucasus (particularly in Georgia) were all central to the discussions the EU ministerial troika had with the Turkish foreign minister Abdullah Güll in Luxemburg on Monday afternoon. “On all of these points, we shared similar, if not identical, points of view,” Finnish foreign minister Erkki Tuomioja told press after the meeting. This...