sentence1: The first major hurdle is Turkish recognition of Cyprus. EU leaders, including European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, have made recognising the island member-state a key pre-requisite for talks, however, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has previously said that he would not bow to demands to recognise the nation citing this as one of four "red lines" he will not cross. Erdogan has said that recognition is entirely dempendent upon the Greek-Cypriots accepting a United Nations peace plan to re-unify the island, which previously they rejected.
sentence2: During the EU summit, there will be talks with Turkey.