61.  Denktash has said he will boycott re-unification talks until his breakaway state is recognized and the European Union abandons accession negotiations with Cyprus that began in Brussels on Tuesday.

62.  Denktash has since raised his preconditions, demanding full recognition of his breakaway state.

63.  Denktash is insisting that the international community first recognize his breakaway state and that the EU end its discussions on admitting Cyprus.

64.  Denktash says he will boycott reunification talks until his breakaway state is recognized and the European Union abandons membership negotiations with Cyprus.

65.  Demirel said in Ankara on Thursday that the economies of Turkey and the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state were heading toward integration.

66.  Denktash has said he will boycott reunification talks until his breakaway state is recognized and the European Union abandons membership negotiations with Cyprus that began in Brussels on Tuesday.

67.  Denktash is widely being blamed for the impasse for insisting on international recognition for his breakaway state declared in the occupied north and recognized only by Ankara.

68.  Denktash maintains there can be no progress in the talks before his breakaway state gets recognition.

69.  Denktash said he will only do if his breakaway state is recognized.

70.  Dervis Eroglu, prime minister of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state that is only recognized by Turkey, said he believed an agreement could emerge from the talks.