More than 40 communist/labour parties have recently signed a declaration of solidarity with the Cypriot people, highlighting Turkey’s illegal actions in and around Cyprus, while expressing support to a comprehensive settlement, on the basis of a bizonal bicommunal federation.
According to a press release issued by AKEL, over 40 communist and labour parties from all continents signed the declaration of solidarity in the struggle of the Cypriot people for the liberation and reunification of their country, in the context of the 22nd International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP), that took place in Havana on the 28th and 29th October, 2022.
The declaration points out that ”Turkey’s illegal actions in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus contrary to the Law of the Sea, and in Varosha, in violation of UN Security Council resolutions 550 and 789, along with the intensifying militarisation of the occupied areas by the further transfer of military equipment including combat drones, are causes of extreme concern for the present and the future of Cyprus’.’
It further adds that ”the resumption of a substantive dialogue, from where it was left in July 2017, is a matter of urgency, in order to achieve a comprehensive solution on the agreed basis of a bizonal bicommunal federation with political equality, as this is prescribed by the relevant UN resolutions, with the withdrawal of all the Turkish occupation troops and termination of the Treaty of Guarantee”.
The parties signing the declaration ”call on the international community to support the resumption of substantive negotiations for the comprehensive solution of the Cyprus problem as soon as possible” and ”express their solidarity with and support to the struggle of the Cypriot people for the liberation and reunification of its country”.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results.
Source: Cyprus News Agency