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The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and European Affairs and Chairman of the Cyprus - Ukraine Friendship Group Mr. Harris Georgiades and the Members of the Committee, Mr. Giorgos Koukumas, Ms. Christiana Erotokritou and Mr. Chrisis Pantelidis and the deputy Ms. Oleksandr Tkachenko and the Members of the respective Friendship Group in the Ukrainian Parliament Mr. Volodymyr Kabachenko (Deputy Chairman), Mr. Ihor Nehulevskyi and Ms. Olena Moshenets.
Mr. Georgiades expressed the full support of the Republic of Cyprus and the House of Representatives, in particular, to the brave, as he said, struggle of Ukraine, which is carried out to defend democracy against authoritarianism. Cyprus, Georgiades noted, is well aware of the suffering of invasion and occupation, being also a victim of the aggression of a revisionist neighbour, Turkey. Therefore, he stressed, Cyprus had an additional reason to stand by Ukraine and its friendly people from the very first moment, on a principled basis, providing significant humanitarian aid to the country and embracing the Ukrainian refugees who fled to Cyprus. Cyprus, Georgiades further noted, has fully aligned itself with the decisions of the European Union (EU), including the sanctions against Russia, and supports Ukraine's European perspective. He praised the fact that the Ukrainian Parliament continued its work uninterrupted in the face of extremely adverse conditions, which he said was a triumph of democracy.
On the part of the Cypriot MPs, the support of the Republic of Cyprus for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine, in accordance with international law, was reaffirmed and the unanimous adoption by the House of Representatives of a resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine was noted. The Members of the Committee stressed that Cyprus continues to suffer gross violations of international law and human rights as a result of the 1974 invasion and the continued occupation of part of its territory by Turkey. Cypriot MEPs deplored the increasing Turkish threats against Cyprus and Greece on a daily basis, Turkey's continued military reinforcement and its expansionist ambitions against its neighbouring countries, actions which, they noted, are causing serious concern and destabilising the wider region. They underlined that both EU member states and countries aspiring to join the Union are expected not to succumb to the logic of two measures and two stations and to condemn these illegal actions of Turkey.
Mr. Tkachenko expressed sincere thanks for Cyprus' principled positions and multi-level support to Ukraine and its people.
Mr. Tkachenko expressed sincere thanks for Cyprus' principled positions and multi-level support to Ukraine and its people. He also assured the Cypriot MPs of Ukraine's firm principled position in favour of respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus and of his country's support for the efforts to resume talks in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions for the resolution of the Cyprus problem and the reunification of Cyprus.
Ukrainian MPs welcomed the strong support of the European Parliament for Ukraine's application for EU membership, calling for the support of all Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus, at the European Council on 24 June 2022.
Moreover, during the meeting, a common will was expressed to further strengthen relations and cooperation between the two Parliaments through increased bilateral exchanges and in the framework of international parliamentary organisations.
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