His statement came ten days after leaders of the 25-nation bloc decided to freeze membership talks with Ankara on eight of the 35 negotiating chapters, in response to Turkey's refusal to open its ports and airports to traffic from Cyprus.
To je izjavio deset dana nakon što su čelnici 25-člane Unije odlučili zamrznuti razgovore s Ankarom o osam od 35 pregovaračkih poglavlja, reagirajući na odbijanje Turske da otvori svoje morske i zračne luke za promet s Cipra.