Visit Of The President Of Cyprus

EDM number 339 in 1994-95, proposed by Ian Twinn on 10/01/1995.

That this House warmly welcomes the visit of the President of the Republic of Cyprus to Britain for talks with the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to give wholehearted support for the efforts of the Cyprus Government to bring about the reunification of the island under a new settlement allowing all Cypriots to live in peace and prosperity; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to exercise its duties as a guarantor power and as a fellow member of the Commonwealth to restore the sovereignty of the whole island under a federal constitution to guarantee the human rights of all the lawful inhabitants of the island; further calls upon Her Majesty's Government and the governments of the member states of the European Union to agree a timetable to start the formal process for the accession of Cyprus to membership of the Union; and believes that membership would be to the advantage of all Cypriots and to the benefit of the Union. (Relevant Registered Interest Declared)

This motion has been signed by a total of 49 MPs.