25th Anniversary Of The Occupation Of Northern Cyprus

EDM number 814 in 1998-99, proposed by Barry Gardiner on 12/07/1999.

That this House notes with deep regret that 20th July marks the 25th anniversary of the occupation of parts of Cyprus by Turkey; acknowledges the plight of the hundreds of thousands of refugees created by this occupation; extends its particular sympathy to those refugees currently resident in the United Kingdom; calls on Her Majesty's Government to reiterate to the Turkish government its total abhorrence of this occupation; further calls on Her Majesty's Government to use its influence in the international community to bring about a just solution; and looks forward to the day when there is a free, united Cyprus.

This motion has been signed by a total of 23 MPs.