The European Parliament's full solidarity with Cyprus and its support for the reunification of the island with a just, comprehensive and viable settlement on the basis of a bicommunal, bizonal federation with one international legal personality, one sovereignty and one citizenship, as well as political equality between the two communities, was expressed in a letter to the President of the Famagusta Association M. We strongly believe that a viable solution to the Cyprus problem will benefit all countries in the region and we reiterate our call to Turkey to commit to and contribute to a comprehensive settlement in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions."
"We strongly believe that a viable solution to the Cyprus problem will benefit all countries in the region and we reiterate our call to Turkey to commit to and contribute to a comprehensive settlement in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions. The EP regrets that the highest Turkish authorities have supported the two-state solution for political and nationalist purposes and urges the Government of Turkey to commit to the UN Secretary General's call for a renewal of the negotiations with specific conditions", Ms Metsola added.
She noted that the European Parliament has condemned Turkey's activities in Varosha and has warned that the partial "opening" of the region weakens the prospects for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, exacerbating divisions and entrenching the permanent partition of the island.
The EP called on Turkey to transfer Varosha to its lawful inhabitants under UN interim administration, in accordance with Security Council resolution 550 (1984), and to refrain from any actions that alter the demographic balance on the island through a policy of illegal settlement.
Ms Metsola concluded by noting that progress on the Cyprus settlement remains an important precondition for further progress in EU-Turkey relations and that it is an issue that has been and will be raised in relevant plenary and committee debates.
Ms Metsola's letter was in response to a letter of congratulations from Dr. Black on her elevation to the leadership of the European Parliament. In his letter he expressed the belief and the appeal of the Famagusta Association of Great Britain that the new President will continue and intensify efforts so as to halt the ongoing injustice being perpetrated in Cyprus by Turkey.
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