BBC: EU abandons Turkey-Cyprus talks

[blackhorse]

EU abandons Turkey-Cyprus talks

The European Union has dropped plans to hold a last-ditch meeting with Turkish and Cypriot officials, to be hosted by Finland in Helsinki at the weekend.

Finland said it was unable to get all sides around the table - but that it would keep trying for a breakthrough.

The meeting was meant to avert a crisis in Turkey's bid for EU membership.

The European Commission publishes a report next week that is expected to criticise Turkey for not opening its ports to traffic from Cyprus.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6110126.stm

[dipsydoodle]

1. I have a feeling that the deal was

No Cyprus accord - No EU membership. So - goodbye Turkey !

[comradebillyboy]

2. since turkey has vastly more strategic,

economic, and military importance than cyprus, it would be very premature to write off turkey's ultimate eu membership.

[dipsydoodle]

3. Don't change the fact that

Cyprus can veto it : http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/turkey-get-yellow-card/article-159312 worth reading all of the links .

There are remaining issues ref. Turkey acknowledging genocide of the Armenians too