The announcements of pseudo-prime minister, Unal Ustel, to open the entire town of Varosha after the "local government elections", the Parliament condemns in a resolution.
Specifically, during the third day of debate on the state budget, Parliamentary Representative of AKEL, George Loukaides, informed members of the body that the pseudo-Prime Minister announced the opening of the entire enclosed town of Famagusta, immediately after the so-called municipal elections in the occupied territories.
Addressing the Bureau, Mr. Loukaides suggested that "a vote be prepared as soon as possible on the basis of the last one we made - which was unanimous - to condemn the relevant statements and to state what needs to be mentioned in relation to the prevention of this eventuality for Famagusta".
Then DISY President Averof Neophytou took the floor, who said that the actions and statements on behalf of the occupation regime are condemnable. "I think that a statement should be prepared by the Bureau that will appeal to everyone... a statement by the Bureau that expresses all political forces is the best," Neophytou said.
After the MPs were asked if they agreed with this proposal, Mr Koulias ceded his seat in the Bureau to AKEL MP Andros Kyprianou to prepare the relevant resolution to be read after the end of the body's proceedings.
See in full the House's condemnation resolution:
The House of Representatives,
Having been informed with particular concern of the latest statements by the Turkish Cypriot so-called "Prime Minister" Unal Ustel about the opening of the entire occupied city of Famagusta and in particular the enclosed area thereof, with the so-called "municipal elections" of 25 December 2022 as the implementation timetable,
Interpreting the feeling of all political forces represented in the House of Representatives for the provocativeness and callousness that such statements imply for the entire Cypriot people, which blatantly harm any effort to find a mutual, acceptable and viable solution,
Recalling United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolutions 550/1984 and 789/1992 in relation to Famagusta, as well as the Security Council statement of 9 October 2019, according to which no action in relation to the city of Famagusta shall be taken that is not in accordance with those resolutions, that the responsibility for the status quo in Famagusta rests solely with the Turkish Government, and that any illegal unilateral actions by the Turkish side are outside the UN framework for Cyprus,
Unanimously and unequivocally condemns these statements and any such provocative action instigated by the Turkish side, which constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and torpedoes any effort to create the appropriate climate for the resumption of negotiations for a solution to the Cyprus problem.
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