Illegal Sale Of Church Property In Cyprus

EDM number 915 in 1995-96, proposed by Alan Meale on 21/05/1996.

That this House is appalled by the ongoing attempt by the illegal Turkish regime's Lands Office in the occupied area of Cyprus, illegally to sell the site of Panyia Chrysotrimithiotissa including the Greek Orthodox church of Ayios Charalambos in the district of Kyrenia, for private use; notes that this is part of a continued effort by the unrecognised regime to discard the historical wealth of cultural and religious identity of the island, thus further compounding the difficulties of repatriation and unification when a solution to the division of the island is reached; is aware of the abominable record, since 1974, of desecration and neglect with regard to buildings of worship and articles of faith; and condemns the practice without reservation.

This motion has been signed by a total of 54 MPs.