Turkey slams Greek Cyprus' EU meeting veto

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has condemned Greek Cyprus for reportedly blocking an invitation to Turkey to attend tomorrow's meeting of EU foreign ministers on Syria. "They can impose a veto bureaucratically, but they cannot veto Turkey's historic role in the region. It's up to the EU to decide," Davutoglu said on the Kanal 24 channel yesterday. The European Union wants to include Turkey in the key meeting. Turkey is ready to respond to any calls for consultations, he said. Noting that his French counterpart invited Turkey to the foreign ministers' meeting on the ongoing unrest in Syria, Davutoglu said the discussions in the EU on Turkey's participation were still ongoing. "It is obvious that countries that have a strategic vision want to move positively forward in their relations with Turkey," he said.