With Austria seeking a "privileged partnership" instead of full membership, and Turkey objecting to provisions related to Cyprus, it was unclear whether Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul would ever board his planned flight to Luxembourg.
Dok je Austrija težila "povlaštenom partnerstvu" umjesto punopravnog članstva, a Turska se protivila odredbama vezanim za Cipar, nije bio razvidno hoće li se ministar vanjskih poslova Abdullah Gul ikada ukrcati u zrakoplov koji je trebao poletjeti za Luxembourg.