EU expresses concern over Turkish interference in northern Cyprus
MEPs debated this Tuesday afternoon, November 24, Erdogan's posture in the northern part of Cyprus.
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MEPs debated this Tuesday afternoon, during their plenary session in Brussels, the Turkish president's trip to the northern part of Cyprus ten days ago and his desire to create a two-state solution in Cyprus.
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Joana hostein
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A dangerous, unacceptable solution that will never resolve a 40-year-old conflict.
The parliamentarians did not hide their concern and their dissatisfaction after the words of Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the partial reopening of the
town of Varosha
, without prior consultation with the Greek Cypriot side.
This amounts to drawing a line on the prospect of resuming negotiations for the reunification of the island.
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It is a direct attack on the sovereignty of Cyprus, it is a violation of international law, it is a new provocation against the European Union
", added the deputies.
► See also: Cyprus: Erdogan calls for two separate states
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European indulgence has lasted too long,"
said Arnaud Danjean, Les Républicains (LR).
Erdogan's claims go far beyond traditional nationalist postures.
There is also in this permanent agitation a strong ideological dimension, an Islamist inspiration that we cannot ignore.
This is deeply incompatible with our values, our vision of the world and our way of life.
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MEPs call on EU leaders to impose new targeted sanctions against Turkey at the December 10-11 summit.
Several right-wing MPs have also called for an end, once and for all, to Turkey's accession process to the European Union.
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