European Parliament calls for withdrawal of Turkish troops from Cyprus

European Parliament calls for withdrawal of Turkish troops from Cyprus

The European Parliament plenary adopted on Wednesday a recommendation to the EU Council, the European Commission and EU foreign affairs representative, calling for the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Cyprus and the resumption of negotiations for a settlement. The resolution was adopted with 369 votes in favour, 160 against and 112 abstentions, and comes ahead of the 81st session of the UN general assembly scheduled for September. MEPs also urg…

European Parliament calls for Turkish troop withdrawal from Cyprus

The European Parliament has approved a recommendation calling for the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Cyprus and the restart of negotiations on the Cyprus issue under a bizonal, bicommunal federation framework with political equality, in line with United Nations resolutions.