CNA - Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou has said that Turkey will have to start thinking seriously about its EU accession course, since by the end of this year, this course will not be able to move forward due to the fact that many EU – Turkey negotiating chapters have been frozen.

Speaking at a round table discussion at the EU House in Nicosia, entitled “The EU a catalyst for the solution of the Cyprus problem”, Kyprianou said that Turkey links its EU obligations, which concern the Republic of Cyprus, with the Cyprus problem, ``thus exerting pressure on itself``.

``Turkey has the choice, either to comply (with these obligations) in order to proceed with its EU course, or to help towards reaching a solution of the Cyprus problem. If Turkey does neither of those steps, very soon we will have a deadlock``, he warned.

The Foreign Minister said that Turkey as well as the EU are approaching a point, when they will have to think seriously about Ankara’s EU course.