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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 12-03-01
CONTENTS
[01] AFET adopts Turkey’s progress report
[01] AFET adopts Turkey’s progress report
The European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) has called on
Turkey to withdraw its occupation troops from Cyprus and stop the influx
of illegal settlers to Cyprus’ northern Turkish occupied areas. The
Committee also points out that direct trade with the occupied part of
Cyprus can only take place from Famagusta port, still under Turkish
occupation.
The call is included in a report on Turkey, which the Committee adopted
on Thursday. According to a press release issued by Cypriot MEP and
member of AFET Ioannis Kasoulides, the report was drafted by Dutch MEP
Ria Oomen- Ruijten.
For the first time a political decision is taken to the effect that
direct trade from Cyprus` northern Turkish occupied areas can only take
place from Famagusta port, following a Republic of Cyprus decision and
under EU customs supervision, the press release says.
The report also points out that Famagusta town must be returned to the UN
in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 550, noting that this
is a prerequisite for direct trade between the occupied areas and the EU.
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