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  • Paris backs Nicosia (Bumps for Turky's EU bid, over Cyprus)

    08/07/2005 11:17:22 AM PDT · by longtermmemmory · 18 replies · 558+ views
    Paris backs Nicosia Turks urged to accept Cyprus; Karamanlis puts off Ankara trip Greece jumped at the chance yesterday to echo criticism by the French prime minister regarding Turkey's persistent refusal to recognize Cyprus as a condition for its accession to the European Union. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis's office announced that a scheduled landmark visit to Ankara by the Greek premier later this month had been indefinitely postponed. The trip will now probably take place after Oct. 3, when Turkey's EU accession talks are due to begin, the prime minister's office said. French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin's comments,...