Organizations from Cyprus, Greece and Turkey signed a joint declaration on Saturday calling on Turkey to suspend its actions regarding the construction of the Akkiyu nuclear power plant, creating a common front against nuclear weapons in the Mediterranean.
The organizers gathered on Saturday afternoon at the House of Cooperation, in the neutral zone of Nicosia, where holding a protest banner that read "not in nuclear" in Greek, Turkish and English, they released balloons with the symbol of nuclear energy, and The event was attended by the Co-Chair of the Green Group in the European Parliament Rebecca Harms, the Cypriot MEPs, the President of the Ecologists George Perdikis, the Environment Commissioner and NGO representatives. In her statements, Ms. Harms said She was skeptical from the outset that the project was related only to energy, but said she was convinced that it had to do "with the prestige of the Government and the President of Turkey", but also with the "Gazprom energy empire" and its subsidiary. Rosatom said the station would add a major additional risk to the Mediterranean region, adding that there were already several risks in Cyprus. "The danger of nuclear weapons should not be added to a "It was a shock to the region," she said, referring to her experience with Fukushima and saying that seismogenic countries such as Greece and Italy do not have nuclear power plants and that Turkey should do the same. George Perdikis said that today's event is a milestone in the joint effort of Turkish, Greek and Cypriot citizens and organizations against the construction of the nuclear power plant in Akougio, but also in other factories that Turkey is preparing. "The nuclear nightmare awakens in our region ", he said and added that Turkey seeks strategic and energy advantages to the detriment of all countries in the region. He expressed hope that the reactions of citizens in Cyprus, Greece, Turkey and Europe to stop this" great crime in progress".
He added that the struggle would continue in early June, when a delegation of organizations would be in Brussels for contacts but also to protest at the EU headquarters. our actions and we are working with our neighbors, Turkey, Greece and other countries that are concerned about the future of future generations. ” The Turkish NGO NGO Yesil Dusunce said that the fight against the nuclear power plant has been going on for years in Turkey and is now becoming international, as the station in Akkuyu will affect the entire Mediterranean and Future generations. We are all together and we will continue the fight together, he said. The Declaration expresses the opposition of the organizations to the creation of a nuclear power plant in the Bay of Mersin, in order to prevent the project that "It will destroy the nature and ecological balance of the Mediterranean." It also calls for the establishment of a Mediterranean Nuclear Protection Network, saying the decision to build a nuclear power plant following the Ankara-Moscow agreement in 2010 It is a threat to the future of the Mediterranean, but it also violates the Mediterranean Action Plan, approved by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and the Barcelona Agreement, in which Turkey is a party. Moreover, the Environmental Impact Study (HED report) adopted in 2014 to assess the effects of the station is scientifically inadequate in dealing with the risks that the station may pose, but also legally incorrect. The main reasons for the disagreement with The construction of the nuclear power plant includes the opposition of scientists who were part of the team that licensed the site 40 years ago. Analyzing the issue with the new technologies available, scientists They also warn of the presence of different tectonic faults in the area. At the same time, it is reported that the outflow of water from the nuclear power plant to the sea, will increase its temperature to 33 degrees Celsius and will gradually stop life at sea. The international agreement signed between the Governments of Turkey and Russia does not specify where and how nuclear waste will be stored, does not define liability in the event of an accident, and does not specify how and by whom it will be managed. equal atychima.Telos any reference to the impact of the disaster at Chernobyl in 1986 and the nuclear accident at Fukushima in 2011, concerned parties can not live a day like disaster and the Mediterranean.Source: KYPE