EU-Turkey Talks Need to Resume, Oettinger Tells Tagesspiegel

European Union Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger is seeking to end the deadlock in the talks on Turkey’s accession to the bloc, Tagesspiegel reported, citing an interview.

The issues between Turkey and Cyprus need to be resolved soon to allow the process to continue, the German newspaper cited the commissioner as saying. Turkey plays a key role in the EU’s energy strategy, Oettinger said, according to Tagesspiegel.

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