The reaction of the EPP was triggered by the Ukrainian President's failure to mention the Turkish invasion of Cyprus during his speech to the Cypriot Parliament.
In a statement, the party's President, Marinos Sizopoulos, stresses that the EPP had suggested that there was no reason for him to address the Cypriot Parliament as the Ukrainian President had never supported the just demands of the Republic of Cyprus[/B] while on the contrary, as he says, on many occasions he praised the role of Turkey.
In particular, he states that regardless of the fact that the EPP expressed full sympathy and understanding to the Ukrainian people for what they are experiencing and from the beginning, the EPP condemned any political or military challenge to the sovereign rights of the territorial integrity of an independent state, we regret to note that today in his speech to the Cypriot parliament, the President of Ukraine deliberately avoided mentioning the ongoing Turkish occupation of 37% of Cypriot territory and the violation of international law, at a time when he is seeking solidarity with his country and support for the integrity of Ukraine.
He then recalls that it was the EPP which had suggested that there was no reason to address the Cypriot Parliament and that there was no reason whatsoever for further involvement of Cyprus, given, he adds, that so far with his attitude the Ukrainian President has never supported the just demands of the Republic of Cyprus, never condemned the Turkish invasion, the ongoing occupation, the ethnic cleansing and the illegal colonization of the territories of the Republic of Cyprus.
On the contrary, he concludes, on many occasions he praised Turkey's role and expressed thanks to the Turkish government of Erdogan.
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