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BRUSSELS - The European Parliament has called on Turkey to immediately withdraw its occupation forces from Cyprus and facilitate the ongoing peace talks on a political settlement in Cyprus, as a necessary precondition for its EU accession course.
The European Parliament adopted Wednesday a resolution on Turkey’s Progress Report by show of hands. The resolution, which was based on a report drafted by Dutch MEP Ria Oomen-Ruijten (EPP, NL), says that the Turkish Government should contribute ''in concrete terms'' to the comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue, based on a bizonal, bicommunal federation.
By immediately starting the withdrawal of its forces from the northern part of the island and addressing the issue of settlements of Turkish citizens, Turkey would help ''facilitate a suitable climate for negotiations'', it is stated.
The EP calls on the Turkish government to contribute in concrete terms to the comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue, based on a bizonal, bicommunal federation, in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the principles on which the EU is founded.
It also urges Turkey to facilitate a suitable climate for the Cyprus negotiations by immediately starting to withdraw its forces from Cyprus, by addressing the issue of the settlement of Turkish citizens on the island and by enabling the return of the sealed-off section of Famagusta to its lawful inhabitants in compliance with resolution 550 (1984) of the UN Security Council.
The EP deplores the non-implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement for the ''fourth consecutive year''.
The report warns that failure to implement fully and without delay, in a non discriminatory way, the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement could seriously affect its accession negotiations.
The MEPs also said that progress on concrete reforms remained limited in 2009.
During the debate before the voting, Spanish Minister for European Affairs Lopez Garrido stressed that the implementation of the Additional Ankara Protocol constitutes a necessity for the continuation of the EU – Turkey accession negotiations.
“If there is no progress on this, no more chapters can be opened”, Garrido underlined.
(CNA)
paliometoxo wrote:more and more countries are telling turkey to get out of cyprus..BRUSSELS - The European Parliament has called on Turkey to immediately withdraw its occupation forces from Cyprus and facilitate the ongoing peace talks on a political settlement in Cyprus, as a necessary precondition for its EU accession course.
The European Parliament adopted Wednesday a resolution on Turkey’s Progress Report by show of hands. The resolution, which was based on a report drafted by Dutch MEP Ria Oomen-Ruijten (EPP, NL), says that the Turkish Government should contribute ''in concrete terms'' to the comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue, based on a bizonal, bicommunal federation.
By immediately starting the withdrawal of its forces from the northern part of the island and addressing the issue of settlements of Turkish citizens, Turkey would help ''facilitate a suitable climate for negotiations'', it is stated.
The EP calls on the Turkish government to contribute in concrete terms to the comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue, based on a bizonal, bicommunal federation, in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the principles on which the EU is founded.
It also urges Turkey to facilitate a suitable climate for the Cyprus negotiations by immediately starting to withdraw its forces from Cyprus, by addressing the issue of the settlement of Turkish citizens on the island and by enabling the return of the sealed-off section of Famagusta to its lawful inhabitants in compliance with resolution 550 (1984) of the UN Security Council.
The EP deplores the non-implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement for the ''fourth consecutive year''.
The report warns that failure to implement fully and without delay, in a non discriminatory way, the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement could seriously affect its accession negotiations.
The MEPs also said that progress on concrete reforms remained limited in 2009.
During the debate before the voting, Spanish Minister for European Affairs Lopez Garrido stressed that the implementation of the Additional Ankara Protocol constitutes a necessity for the continuation of the EU – Turkey accession negotiations.
“If there is no progress on this, no more chapters can be opened”, Garrido underlined.
(CNA)
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