translation.bs: Njegova izjava je uslijedila deset dana nakon što su lideri bloka od 25 nacija odlučili zamrznuti pregovore o članstvu s Ankarom o o sam od 35 pregovaračkih poglavlja, zbog odbijanja Turske da otvori svoje luke i aerodrome za saobraćaj s Kipra.
translation.en: 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.