EU-Turkey Talks May Be Postponed for at Least a Year

December 7, 2006 - 16:13 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - German Chancellor Angela Merkel offers to toughen conditions for Turkey's EU bid. She refrained from presenting ultimatum to Turkey but adheres to a tough line on the state. The European Union urges Turkey to recognize the Greek Republic of Cyprus and tries to find instuments of influence on Ankara.



The proposal, which had been mooted at the recent NATO summit in Riga, was discussed by Merkel and Chirac when they met in Mettlach in western Germany on Tuesday. Merkel and Chirac met for their customary bi-monthly informal talks, which were followed by a three-way summit with Polish President Lech Kaczynski.



EU foreign ministers are expected to agree on the freeze when they meet in Brussels on Dec. 11. The measure will see that eight of the 35 policy chapters, which all candidate nations must complete, remain closed. A deadline for resuming full talks does not form part of the proposal so far but officials have told the press that both France and Germany believe it is necessary to maintain pressure on Ankara.
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