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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Anita Demetriou met today with the Speaker of the Lower House of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) Elżbieta Witek, who is on a three-day official visit to Cyprus, at the invitation of Mrs Demetriou. Mrs. Witek was accompanied by the Vice-President of the Polish-Cypriot Friendship Group in the Lower House of the Polish Parliament, Mrs. Marta Kubiak, the Ambassador of Poland to Cyprus, Mrs. Irena Lichnerowicz-Augustyn and high-ranking officials of the Polish Parliament. Witek to Cyprus, Demetriou stressed that this visit is a strong signal of the commitment of the two countries to common principles and values, which have been brutally violated in Ukraine and Cyprus by Turkey for forty-nine years.
The Speaker stressed that it is the wish of the Greek Cypriot side to resume talks, within the framework of the UN Secretary General, to reach a solution to the Cyprus problem in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions, which will ensure conditions of lasting peace and prosperity for the benefit of the Cypriot people as a whole.
Unfortunately, said the Speaker, Turkey persists in its claim for a "two-state solution" and intensifies its provocations against the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus, particularly in the enclosed area of Famagusta, in violation of the relevant UN resolutions.
We as the European Union, he stressed, must maintain our unity and our clear stance in favour of respect for international legitimacy, supporting Ukraine and its people in every possible way, because what is happening in Ukraine is a major blow to European principles and a matter of survival for Ukraine and Europe.
Ms Witek praised the close cooperation developed between the Presidents of the two Parliaments and the initiatives taken in the framework of the action of the Women Presidents of Parliaments of the European Union and each of them individually to support Ukrainian refugees, especially women and children.
The Presidents of the two Parliaments praised the excellent relations of friendship that link Cyprus and Poland, expressing their common will to further deepen cooperation between the two Parliaments, especially in the context of the Trio Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in which the two countries will participate in the period 2025 - 2026.
Furthermore, the two Presidents underlined the importance of the active role that women leaders play in the political life of their countries, but also in the context of parliamentary diplomacy, through the effective exercise of which it is possible to highlight important issues, including issues related to gender equality and the promotion of women's rights around the world.
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