It also was behind the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, which consumers can call for last-minute Thanksgiving roasting dilemmas.

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So these are many of the areas where we will continue to talk to each other, so that Turkey and the United States continue with this model partnership to move into a better future.

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But Cyprus took up the EU's six-month rotating presidency in July 2012 and progress stalled, as Turkey refused to talk to the Cyprus authorities.

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Amid booming trade ties, there is growing talk of an informal confederation between Turkey and the Iraqi Kurds.

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So, with Israel and Turkey now willing to talk and plan for the future, where does this leave poor Cyprus?

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They will also talk with representatives from the Palestine Securities Exchange, and the Capital Markets Board of Turkey.

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Political dialogue will remain frozen until Europe puts Turkey on the main list of countries with which it is ready to talk about membership.

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"We are ready to talk to Turkey without any conditions and we begin to see indications of a change in the Turkish policy towards us, " he said.

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