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Tuesday, 24 November 2020 - Brussels Revised edition

Escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks (debate)
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  Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Renew). – Mr President, after the failure to reach a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus issue in Crans-Montana in 2017, both sides are moving further and further away. The European Union has unfortunately failed to be an objective broker in Cyprus. We have lost the momentum and we should not be surprised that we are facing much harder rhetoric these days. Today the hotspot is Varosha, but if we want to avoid any further unilateral action that could raise tensions on the island, the EU should play an active, constructive and objective role in promoting cooperation and reconciliation between the two sides.

Turkish Cypriot people spoke at the recent elections and stated that all alternatives for settlement should be on the table, because a settlement on the basis of federation has not been possible for 50 years due to Greek Cypriot unwillingness to share power and prosperity with the Turkish Cypriot side, as declared by the UN Secretary-General in the Annan Plan and his report of May 2004. Of course in order to move forward all unilateral activities in the Eastern Mediterranean must be immediately ceased and replaced by diplomacy, cooperation and dialogue. A regional conference on the matter, which includes the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot sides as co-owners of the hydrocarbon resources around the island, Turkey, Greece and all the relevant parties should be convened as soon as possible.

 
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