Sunday, February 27, 2005

Turkish Daily News - Committee pushes Britain for active Cyprus role

"Committee pushes Britain for active Cyprus role
Sunday, February 27, 2005

The British House of Commons committee says Turkey should withdraw some of its troops from Turkish Cyprus to assist a solution on the disputed island

FATMA DEMIRELLI

ANKARA � Turkish Daily News

Britain, as a veto-holding member of the U.N. Security Council and a guarantor power in Cyprus that will hold the presidency of the EU as of July 2005, is in a unique position to assist in finding a solution for the disputed island, a committee of British lawmakers said in a report, further urging that the British government make the solution of the Cyprus issue a priority in 2005."

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