Call for Varosha’s return to its lawful inhabitants

Amendment No. 2 | Doc. 16004 | 27 June 2024

Signatories:

Mr George LOUCAIDES, Cyprus, UEL ; Ms Dora BAKOYANNIS, Greece, EPP/CD ; Lord David BLENCATHRA, United Kingdom, EC/DA ; Ms Laura CASTEL, Spain, UEL ; Mr Constantinos EFSTATHIOU, Cyprus, SOC ; Ms Anna EFTHYMIOU, Greece, EPP/CD ; Mr Paul GAVAN, Ireland, UEL ; Mr Andrej HUNKO, Germany, UEL ; Mr George PAPANDREOU, Greece, SOC ; Mr Georgios STAMATIS, Greece, EPP/CD

Origin

2024 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 1, replace the second and third sentences with the following sentences:

"This crisis followed the intercommunal strife of 1963-1964, which led to the displacement of Cypriots from their homes, following which the United Nations decided to deploy a peacekeeping force (UNFICYP), which is still present on the island today. The Turkish invasion of July-August 1974 resulted in thousands of victims, and a significant portion of the population having to flee their homes, leaving everything behind."

Explanatory note

The amended sentence reflects in a more accurate and balanced way these two critical time periods that the Rapporteur includes in this paragraph.