Cypriot MPs discuss Cyprus issue in Germany

President of the German Brandenburg Parliament (Landtag), Gunter Fritsch, has expressed the wish that the Cyprus question is solved soon, on the basis of European Union principles and values.

According to a press release issued here today by the Cyprus House of Representatives, Fritsch was speaking during a meeting with a delegation of the Cyprus House – Germany Friendship Committee, currently visiting Berlin for a series of meetings.

The Cypriot MPs met with the German – Cyprus Friendship Group at the German Bundestag and discussed the latest developments in the question of Cyprus, as well as a resolution recently adopted by the German Bundestag on Cyprus, which recommends that what the Turkish Cypriots call “isolation” is lifted.

The illegal Turkish Cypriot regime in occupied Cyprus claims that it is “isolated” from the international community and blames the government of Cyprus for this. The legal government of the Republic maintains that what the Turkish Cypriots call “isolation” is the result of Turkey’s occupation and in fact reflects an attempt by the regime to gain recognition, short of diplomatic recognition, and upgrade its status.

UN resolutions say the regime is “legally invalid” and call on all states not to facilitate the secessionist entity in occupied Cyprus.

During their stay in Germany, the Cypriot MPs met with the Chairman of the European Affairs Committee and Development Policy of the Brandenburg Landtag, Buchow Klaus, who referred to the Cyprus issue and wished for the reunification of Cyprus, divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion, as soon as possible.

The head of the Cypriot parliamentary delegation Averof Neofytou
stressed during the meetings that the human rights of the Cypriot people are being violated as a result of the continuing Turkish occupation of the island’s northern part.

He also said that Cyprus, an EU member since May 2004, demands a solution through dialogue, on the basis of international and European law.