In the context of the 3rd part of the 2022 session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), MEP Mr. Nicos Tornaritis, head of the Cypriot delegation to the CSCE, today tabled a question addressed to the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence, Mr Simon Coveney, as representative of the current Irish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
Mr. Tournaritis noted that the Speaker of the Irish Parliament, Mr. Seán Ó Fearghaíl, during his recent official visit to Cyprus, took a clear position on the illegal Turkish actions in the enclave of Famagusta, describing them as unacceptable and undermining efforts to reach a just and viable solution to the Cyprus problem.
Tornaritis asked what action the Irish Presidency intends to take to urge Turkey to abandon its aggressive policy against Cyprus, Greece and other neighbouring countries and to comply with international law. It also asked how Ireland intends to support efforts to restart the talks, given the increasing intransigence of the Turkish side and its claim for a 'two-state' solution, which is contrary to the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions and the agreed basis for a solution and which has already been categorically rejected by the international community.
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