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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tom Cox (Labour), on Tuesday, 12 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 49 members in total.

FAMAGUSTA CYPRUS

That this House pays tribute to Mr Andreas C H Pouyouros, the Mayor of Famagusta and to the Deputy Mayor, Mrs Sophie Phitides and all members of the Famagusta Municipality for their ongoing and dedicated campaigns to seek the return of the town of Famagusta to its citizens and the Republic of Cyprus; further notes that following the brutal military invasion of Cyprus by the Turkish army in July 1974, that thousands of residents of Famagusta were forced to flee their homes, properties and businesses, leaving Famagusta an unoccupied ghost town; therefore fully supports the campaign of Mr Pouyouros and his colleagues for the return of their town, homes and property; and calls on the United Kingdom Government to do all within its power as one of the guarantor powers for Cyprus, and in view of Cyprus' membership of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association to work with the Government of the Republic of Cyprus for the return of Famagusta to its people, both Greek and Turkish Cypriots.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

FAMAGUSTA CYPRUS (86A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Lord Kilclooney (primary, Ulster Unionist Party) and tabled on Thursday, 14 December 2000. It has been signed by 1 members in total.
leave out after 'to' and insert 'Mr Oktay Kayalp, the real Mayor of Famagusta who has been elected by the people who live there, and to the Turkish Cypriot people of that city who were forced to flee within its ancient walls in 1974 to escape the barbarous attacks of Greek Cypriot militia upon their men, women and children; calls upon the world to recognise the genocide of the Turkish Cypriot population attempted by the Greek Cypriots in 1963, 1967, and 1974; and calls upon the world to stop participating in the illegal and unjustified Greek Cypriot embargo upon Turkish Cypriot trade and communications, to end the 37 year-old fiction that there is only one government in Cyprus, and to recognise the government elected by the Turkish Cypriot people without further delay.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
86 
86A1 
Session
2000-01
Subjects
Cyprus Mayors Famagusta
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk