November 30, 2006 - 13:13 AMT
Erdogan Denounces Eurocommission Decision to Cease Talks with Turkey
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that he denounces the EU decision to temporarily cease talks with Turkey on EU accession. «The Eurocommission decision is unacceptable to us,» the Turkish PM said. Due to that decision Erdogan even canceled his news conference at the NATO summit. The Eurocommission has recommended that EU member states partially interrupt talks with Turkey in response to Ankara refusal to open its ports for Cyprus ships. 8 items out of 35 are the point. They refer to limitations Turkey has introduced against the Republic of Cyprus, reports Vek.