Mayor of Deryneia in the European Committee of the Regions: "The need for the involvement of European institutions for the reunification of Cyprus"

The need for further involvement of European institutions in the reunification of Cyprus, stressed the Mayor of Deryneia Andros Karagiannis in an online discussion on the "Enlargement Package for the European Union", asking how a candidate country is possible, such as Turkey, to violate the human rights of European citizens and to illegally own part of a Member State of the European Union.

Mr Karagiannis, a member of the European Committee of the Regions (EGC), spoke at a distance meeting of the Committee on Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and Foreign Affairs during an online discussion on Brussels on the "Enlargement Package for the European Union".

A written announcement of the Municipality states that "Mr. Karagiannis in his speech referred to the need to defend the human rights of citizens, which are being violated by the candidate for membership in the European Union, Turkey."

The Mayor "He also referred to the daily difficulties faced by the remote and remote areas due to the presence of the Turkish army and the barbed wire, but also to the economic consequences resulting from the refusal of many investors to invest in the remote areas due to the political problem."

As Mr. Karagiannis stated in his intervention "The local authorities are making great efforts to keep citizens in their place of origin, focusing on the important areas of security, economic and social development and the promotion of Confidence Building Measures, aimed at improving contact and communication between the two Communities" .

The Mayor of Deryneia "Wondered how a candidate country, such as Turkey, could violate the human rights of European citizens and illegally occupy part of a Member State of the European Union, Cyprus, stressing the need for further involvement of European institutions in its reunification. of our country ".

Source: KYPE