The EU Commissioner for Foreign Policy Catherine Ashton is reported to be boycotting a meeting to debate the situation in Syria being held in Ankara over Turkey's refusal to invite the Republic to attend.
Instead a deputy looks likely to take her place and in a show of solidarity with CY, some other EU member states will be sending reduced diplomatic missions.
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