French President Jacques Chirac (L) speaks with UN General Secretary Kofi Annan (R) as Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero stands behind during a family photo at the European Council building during a familly photo session of a European Union heads of state summit in Brussels December 17, 2004.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berluconi (L) British Prime Minister Tony Blair (2nd L) Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (2nd R) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder talk together during a meeting in Brussels, December 17, 2004. EU leaders delayed the restart of a European Union summit on Friday for private consultations on Turkey, which has been offered entry talks provided it takes steps towards recognising the Greek Cypriot government.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks to journalists at the end of a European Union heads of state summit in Brussels December 17, 2004.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) is surrounded by his Luxembourg counterpart Jean-Claude Juncker (L) and Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul (R) after a family photo at the end of a European Union heads of state summit in Brussels December 17, 2004. (Reuters Photo)