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| Turkey has agreed to open one port and one airport to traffic from Cyprus, in an effort to break the deadlock over its EU application, Finland says. | Turkey has agreed to open one port and one airport to traffic from Cyprus, in an effort to break the deadlock over its EU application, Finland says. |
| Finland, the current EU president, said the offer was made on Wednesday. | Finland, the current EU president, said the offer was made on Wednesday. |
| Turkish media said the offer depended on a return compromise over northern Cyprus - but this was not confirmed. | |
| The EU - which has threatened to suspend parts of Turkey's membership talks over its refusal to recognise Cyprus - is studying the proposal. | The EU - which has threatened to suspend parts of Turkey's membership talks over its refusal to recognise Cyprus - is studying the proposal. |
| EU ambassadors are trying to reach a common position on Turkey ahead of a meeting of foreign ministers on Monday. | |
| If they fail to do so, it could be up to heads of government to decide at a summit on 14-15 December. | |
| Last week, the European Commission recommended freezing eight of the 35 chapters under which Turkey is negotiating over its entry to the EU, because of a failure to make headway over Cyprus. | |
| 'Two-way deal' | |
| A Finnish spokesman said it was not clear whether Turkey's offer met the EU's demands. | |
| Turkish officials said they would not disclose the details of the offer - like which port and airport were involved, or when they might be opened. | |
| However, Turkey's Anatolia news agency said the offer depended on the EU ending the isolation of Turkish-controlled breakaway northern Cyprus, by allowing trade through Ercan airport and the port of Famagusta. | |
| A Turkish foreign ministry source was quoted by Reuters as saying: "This is a two-way deal. We would require the same number of airports and ports to be opened on each side." |