 Statement from the European Union on the agreement reached by the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on a joint declaration and on the resumption of the negotiationsEuropean Commission – MEMO/14/103 11/02/2014
Statement from the European Union on the agreement reached by the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on a joint declaration and on the resumption of the negotiations The President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, issued today the following statement: The European Union welcomes the agreement announced today by the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on a Joint Declaration, which lays a solid foundation for resumption of negotiations for a fair and viable comprehensive settlement of the long-standing Cyprus problem. This Joint Declaration should help them to swiftly address matters of substance and to achieve rapid results in the negotiations. President Barroso and President Van Rompuy congratulate and salute the courage the two leaders have shown in agreeing it. At the time of accession of Cyprus, the European Union declared its readiness to accommodate the terms of a settlement in line with the principles on which the Union is founded. As previously announced, the European Commission is keen to play its part in supporting the negotiations, conducted under UN auspices and to offer all the support the parties and the UN find most useful. As the negotiations resume, President Barroso’s personal representative will contribute actively to the search for constructive solutions in compliance with the EU acquis to overcome outstanding problems. In parallel, the European Commission will also step up its efforts to help the Turkish Cypriot Community prepare for implementation of the acquis. The European Union also supports the efforts to reach an agreement between the two parties on a package of Confidence-Building Measures which can help to create momentum towards a settlement to the benefit of Cypriot people. The European Union stands ready to look creatively at how to contribute to this objective in the prospects of a final settlement. |
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Press Statement: The European Union on the agreement reached by the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders
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REMINDER / HATIRLATMA: David Burrowes MP/ Milletvekili
David Burrowes MP who is known as the Fanatic Greek Cypriot Supporter > English
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> Throughout the years, many British MPs have taken a one-sided view
> against Turkish Cypriots regarding the Cyprus issue. David
> Burrowes, the MP for Enfield-Southgate, is a perfect example of this
> conduct. He is the Chairperson of the All party Parliamentary Group> for Cyprus (APPG), an influential body in the UK’s Cyprus affairs, but
> we feel that his representation of Cypriot affairs to the House of
> Commons is far from balanced. He conveniently chooses to ignore the
> facts and his false accusations and incorrect statements are
> misleading. As head of the APPG he claims to represent both
> communities whilst openly adopting the views and positions of Greek
> Cypriot lobbyists; the fact that not a single speaker has appeared at
> an APPG event to explain the concerns and views of Turkish Cypriots
> speaks volumes.
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> As Chairperson of the APPG, David Burrowes is in a strong position to
> influence other MPs in order to take a pro Greek Cypriot stance. This
> renders his position untenable as he continues to ignore the
> legitimate concerns of the UK’s Turkish Cypriots. He is not
> interested in our views and we therefore request that the Minister for
> Europe and APPG members for Cyprus ask David Burrowes to resign from
> his position with immediate effect, and a new Chairperson who
> is willing to take on board and represent the views of Turkish
> Cypriots which have been ignored for far too long.
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> We all wish to see constructive and decisive action by midday on
> Wednesday 28th November 2012 and in anticipation we have taken this
> opportunity to show unity by way of a collective letter addressed to
> the Minister for Europe, David Liddington and to all members of the
> Cyprus All Party Parliamentary Group.
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> The British Turkish Cypriot Association (BTCA) would like to formally
> invite you/your organisation to join us in this JOINT action.
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> IF YOU WISH TO SUPPORT THIS LETTER, PLEASE EMAIL: cetin077@aol.com
> with your full personal name and title and the name of the NGO you
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> The closing date to notify us of your wish to be included as a
> signatory is midday (GMT) on Wednesday 28th November 2012.
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> ***Many thanks to all those people who have already indicated that
> they wish to have their names included as joint signatories and who
> have also helped in the preparation of this statement***
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> Yıllar boyunca birçok Britanyalı Parlamenter, Kıbrıs konusunda
> Kıbrıslı Türklerin görüşlerine karşı tek yanlı davranmışlardır. Bu
> konuda Enfield-Southgate Milletvekili olan David Burrowes çok iyi
> bir örnektir. Kendisi, Birleşik Kraliyet’nin Kıbrıs siyasetinde sözü
> geçen Karma Parlamenterler Kıbrıs Grup Başkanıdır (All Party
> Parliamentary Group for Cyprus – APPG). Biz bu şahısın Kıbrıs konusunu
> parlamentoya dengeli bir şekilde yansıtmaktan çok uzak olduğuna
> inanıyoruz. Kıbrıs’taki mevcut gerçekleri gözardı ederek, sahte ve
> yanlış demeçler vermektedir. Karma Parlamenterler Kıbrıs Grubu (KPKG)
> Başkanı olarak, her iki Kıbrıslı toplumu temsil ettiğini iddia
> etmesine rağmen, açıkca sadece Kıbrıs Rum lobicilerinin görüşlerini
> kabul etmektedir. Hatta KıbrıslıTürklerin görüşlerini de almak üzere
> tek bir kişinin KPKG’ye davet edilmemesi çok manidardır.
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> KPKG Başkanı olarak, David Burrowes diğer Milletvekillerinin de Kıbrıs
> Rum yanlısı bir tavır almaları için etkin bir pozisyona sahiptir.
> Birleşik Kraliyetinde yaşayan Kıbrıslı Türklerin meşru endişelerini
> gözardı ederek sözkonusu Grup Başkanlık müdafaasını imkansız
> kılmaktadır. Kendisi bizim görüşlerimizle ilgilenmediği için Avrupa
> Bakanı ve KPKG üyelerinden David Burrowes’ın sözkonusu Başkanlıktan
> derhal istifasını talep etmeleri ve onun yerine, çoktan beri dikkate
> alınmayan Kıbrıslı Türklerinin görşlerine de saygı duyan yeni bir
> Başkanın seçilmesi için çağrıda bulunuyoruz. Bu konuda Çarşamba 28
> Kasım 2012 öğle vaktine kadar yapıcı ve kesin kararların alınmasını
> bekliyoruz. Bu yönde birlik ve beraberliğimizi göstermek amacıyla
> hepimiz adına başta Avrupa Bakanı ve Milletvekili David Liddington
> olmak üzere, tüm KPKG üyelerine bir mektup yazmış bulunuyoruz.
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> Britanyalı Kıbrıslı Türk Birliği olarak sizleri ve örgütünüzü bizimle
> ortak hareket etmeye davet ediyoruz.
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> Eğer bu mektuba desteğinizi vermek istiyorsanız cetin077@aol.com
> e-mail adresine, isim, soy isminizi, ünvanınızı ve temsil ettiğiniz
> sivil toplum örgütünün ismini verebilirsiniz.
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> Sözkonusu mektubun altına sizin de isminizin kaydedilmesini arzu
> ederseniz, Çarşamba 28 Kasım 2012 öğle vaktine kadar bize bildirmeniz
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> ***Şimdiye kadar bize isimlerini göndererek ve mektubun hazırlanışında
> destek veren tüm şahıslara ve örgütlere teşekkür ederiz.***
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