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The Speaker of the House of Representatives received the new Permanent Rapporteur of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament (EP) on the issue of the missing persons of Cyprus
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Anita Demetriou, President of the European Parliament, received today the new Permanent Rapporteur of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament on the issue of the missing persons of Cyprus, Mrs. Isabel Santos, who is on a fact-finding visit to Cyprus.
Welcoming Mrs Santos, the President of the Parliament underlined the importance of the appointment of a new Rapporteur on the issue of the missing persons of Cyprus, which is the most tragic aspect of the Turkish invasion and ongoing occupation of part of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus. Ms Demetriou expressed her appreciation for the sincere interest and immediate action on the part of the Rapporteur, with a fact-finding visit to Cyprus immediately after her appointment, and wished her every success in her work. Referring to the current situation regarding the Cyprus problem, the President of the Parliament stressed that the international community should abandon the logic of two measures and two stations and turn more decisively towards Turkey in order to convince it to return to the negotiating table towards a solution of a bizonal, bicommunal federation, in accordance with the relevant UN Resolutions and European principles and values. The issue of the missing persons in Cyprus, Demetriou stressed, is becoming increasingly urgent to be resolved as time is running out. We expect the European Union and our allies to put pressure on Turkey to cooperate and provide the necessary information to determine the fate of all the missing persons. She expressed her and all Members of the House of Representatives' readiness to support the Rapporteur's work.
Mrs Santos thanked the President of the House and pointed out that establishing the fate of the missing persons could be the strongest confidence-building step between the two communities and contribute towards a solution to the Cyprus problem. Santos stressed that this tragic chapter needs to be closed and to this end there is a need for access on the ground and a new impetus to the whole process. By the end of her mandate, she said, she intends to table a resolution in the EP.
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