"The Zelenski should have mentioned the illegal Turkish invasion and the ongoing occupation of 37% of the territory of Cyprus by Turkey", the EPP stresses, referring to yesterday's speech of the Ukrainian President in the House of Representatives.
Specifically, the EPP said in a statement that "from the very first moment it condemned all actions that lead to political or military questioning of the sovereign rights and territorial integrity of an independent state and expressed its full support for the Ukrainian people for what they are experiencing".
"Nevertheless," the EPP notes, "we cannot but express our regret and dissatisfaction that during yesterday's speech in the House of Representatives the President of Ukraine deliberately avoided mentioning the ongoing Turkish occupation of 37% of the Cypriot territory and the violation of international law. And all this at a time when he is calling for the application of international law, solidarity with his country and the safeguarding of its territorial integrity.
"We recall that the EPP was the only party that from the very beginning had registered its disagreement with the Ukrainian President's address to the House of Representatives since he never supported the just demands of the Republic of Cyprus, never condemned the Turkish invasion, while there were many times when he praised Turkey's role and expressed thanks to Tayyip Erdogan", he concludes.
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