PACE CALLS FOR LIFTING SANCTIONS ON TURKISH CYPRUS

PanARMENIAN.Net
21.02.2007 18:39 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE)
President Rene van der Linden said that economic isolations imposed
on Turkish Cyprus must be lifted and that European Union should keep
its promises on the matter and support Turkish Cypriots, reports
Cihan News Agency-World

PACE President is in Cyprus for a three-day visit to have bilateral
meetings with presidents of both sides of the divided island. Linden
said that a solution was necessary for Cyprus problem and that it
would be to the interest of all sides in the discord.

Turkey has its responsibilities as well, said the parliamentarian,
adding that the dispute could be solved under the UN and with the
support of the European Union.