CYPRUS (1)

Motion Text

That this House welcomes the continuing efforts of the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, on behalf of the Security Council, on the basis of the revised Annan Plan submitted to the leaders of the two Cypriot communities on 10 December, to find a comprehensive Cyprus settlement before 28th February, despite the disappointment at the Copenhagen summit that the Turkish Cypriot leader was not prepared to sign; and expresses support for the Turkish Cypriot rallies for a settlement and EU membership which took place under the combined platforms of 'This Country is Ours' and 'The Common Vision' on 26th December 2002 which attracted 30,000 and on 14th January, 60,000 people, representing a huge proportion of the Turkish Cypriots remaining in the north of Cyprus.