In Tuesday's talks, it was decided to open the chapters on Social Policy and Employment and Taxation to negotiations during the EU presidency of the Czech Republic, Anatolian Agency, or AA, reported.
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The Cyprus issue was also discussed in detail in the meeting, the agency also reported citing diplomatic sources.
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Turkey has informed EU authorities that Turkey's guarantorship in Cyprus will continue and that Turkey supports a bi-zonal partnership based on political equality, the agency said.
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EU officials have told Turkish authorities that they are pleased to see improvement in relations between Turkey and Armenia, AA reported adding that they expressed that "opening of the Turkish-Armenian border will help the solution of a problem between Azerbaijan and Armenia".
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Noting the frozen Karabakh conflict, EU authorities said that they understand Azerbaijan's sensitivity.
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EU NEGOTIATOR BAGIS ARRIVES IN PARIS
Turkey's Chief EU Negotiator, Egemen Bagis, who participated in the EU Troika meeting, traveled to Paris where he will discuss the current situation in Turkey-EU relations with French officials.
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Bagis will first separately meet with French Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Michel Barnier and the chair of the French Parliament's EU Committee, Pierre Lequiller, on Wednesday.
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He will also meet with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner the same day before attending a dinner to be hosted in his honor by Secretary of State in charge of European Affairs Bruno Le Maire.
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France is one of the loudest opponents of Turkey’s EU bid and French President Nicolas Sarkozy has continually proposed a privileged partnership option as an alternative to full membership.
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France, which up till now vetoed opening of five negotiation chapters directly related with Turkey's full membership, allowed two chapters to be opened during its term as EU president.
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