Cyprus put in jeopardy Turkey's EU membership bid talks

Cyprus put in jeopardy Turkey's EU membership bid talks

Cypriot Foreign Minister George Iakovou said there was "no progress" in the standoff between his country and the rest of the EU over the weekend, with Cyprus still insisting the EU must remind Turkey of its obligation to normalize relations with Nicosia and include it in a customs union with the 25-nation bloc.

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said it was still not clear whether the talks on science and technology - the first of 35 policy chapters to be negotiated - would start and finish on Monday as scheduled, the AP reports.