Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jim Spicer (Conservative), on Thursday, 26 January 1995, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 26 members in total.

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TURKEY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (No. 2)

That this House welcomes the recent decision by the Turkish Parliament to extend Operation Provide Comfort, so allowing troops from the United States of America, the United Kingdom and France to offer continuing humanitarian assistance and protection to over 400,000 Kurds in Northern Iraq; recognises that the decision demonstrates once again the strategic importance of Turkey as a partner of the West; further welcomes Prime Minister Ciller's announcement of 7th January 1995 to lift curbs on freedom of expression which were introduced in 1982 by the then military administration; and calls upon the members of the European Union to respond positively by moving ahead with the implementation of earlier agreements to establish a customs union with Turkey at the meeting of the Association Council in Brussels on 7th March.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

TURKEY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (No. 2) (496A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Alan Meale (primary, Labour) and tabled on Friday, 27 January 1995. It has been signed by 27 members in total.

leave out from `administration' to end and add `and hopes that such moves will continue and lead to Turkey's removal of all its troops currently illegally occupying the northern area of the island of Cyprus.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

496 

496A1 

Session

1994-95

Subjects

European Union Iraq Peacekeeping operations Turkey Kurds

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk