Press release - MEPs condemn Turkey’s activities in Varosha, Cyprus, and call for sanctions
Tough sanctions against Turkey
- Tough sanctions against Turkey
A sustainable solution to reunify the island of Cyprus and its people can only be found through dialogue, diplomacy, and negotiations, MEPs stress.
- They call on the European Council to maintain its unified position on Turkeys illegal actions and impose tough sanctions in response.
- Its illegal and unilateral military actions in the Eastern Mediterranean infringe on the sovereignty of EU member states Greece and Cyprus.
- MEPs also point out Turkeys direct support of Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as well as its actions in Libya and Syria.