A letter to UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt addressed 11 British Cypriot refugees, urging the British Government and himself to work closely with the United Nations and the Cypriot Government "to ensure that a solution is reached quickly. functional, with a united Cyprus in which all Cypriots will live in safety and peace ".
They also demand the return of Famagusta before the resumption of settlement talks.
The letter marks the 44th anniversary of the "barbaric" Turkish invasion and ongoing occupation, stresses the lack of mercy from the Turkish army during the tragic events of 1974, and the occupation of Famagusta. It notes that access to the besieged city only by members of the Turkish army and their families is "a clear and absolute indication of a forced occupation by a foreign army."
The letter refers to UN Security Council Resolutions 550 and 789, which call for the return of all of Famagusta to its legal inhabitants and call for their full implementation before the resumption of new negotiations "as a gesture of goodwill and in accordance with numerous previous agreements." high level".
As the signatories note, "this would also show very clearly how serious Turkey (not the Turkish Cypriot community) is about allowing a fair and workable solution to the Cyprus problem. This will most certainly be the starting point and a catalyst for the solution of the Cyprus problem, coveted by all genuine Cypriots ".
The letter is signed by Doros Partasidis, Antonis Savvidis, Andreas Tambouridis, Leonidas Leonidou, Giorgos Pippas, Nikos Savvidis, Tassos Pogiatzis, Serafeim Diakou, Stella Dineni, Giannis Kouvaros, Spyros Kapyros and Spyros Kymros , Larnaca of Lapithos, Leonarissos and Agios Theodoros.
The letter is addressed to the pro-Cypriot Conservative MPs Teresa Villiers, Dr. Matthew Oford, Mike Freer, Sir Roger Gale, Martin Vickers, Cheryl Murray, Sir David Immediately and Helen Watley.
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