At Helsinki in December 1999, the EU agreed that Turkey must resolve its differences with its neighbors peacefully by the end of 2004, within the framework of EU and international law; otherwise, any outstanding dispute would be settled at the International Court of Justice. The time has now come for the EU to assess Turkey’s progress on these issues and for Turkey to fulfill its obligations.
1999年12月在赫尔辛基，欧盟一致决议土耳其必须于2004年底前在欧盟和国际法的框架下和平解决与邻国之间的分歧；否则，任何悬而未决的争端都必须交由国际法庭解决。现在正是欧盟评估土耳其在这些问题上的进展及土耳其履行自身义务的时候。