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THOUSANDS OF UK CYPRIOTS PETITION THE PRIME MINISTER AND RALLY FOR JUSTICE
UK Cypriots and British politicians across the political spectrum turned out in force today to condemn Turkey’s continuing illegal military occupation of the northern part of Cyprus, and to demand that the UK Government, as a guarantor power of Cyprus’s independence, act decisively to press Turkey to withdraw its occupying army and to work actively for a solution of the island’s division which will be for the benefit of the people of Cyprus.
The day of protest was the culmination of a series of evens organised by the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK to mark the tragic events of July 1974 in Cyprus, namely the criminal coup by the military junta then ruling Greece and the illegal invasion of Cyprus by the Turkish army which followed.
The rally started with a picketing outside the Turkish embassy and a march through central London and culminated with rallying cries in Trafalgar Square from President of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK, Peter Droussiotis, British politicians and main speaker, Stefanos Stefanou, Cyprus Government Spokesman, all of whom called upon Turkey to match the good will and determination shown by new President of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, in his efforts to reach a just , viable and lasting settlement which will reunite Cyprus in the interest of all of the island’s people, Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, Maronites, Armenians and Latins.
Earlier, en route to Trafalgar Square from the Turkish Embassy, where Mr Droussiotis handed in a letter of protest to the Turkish Ambassador demanding goodwill from his government, a Federation Executive delegation delivered a letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, urging his government to use its influence over Turkey and to fulfil its obligations as a Guarantor Power of the independence and territorial integrity of Cyprus.
See Part 2 of this video, of the speeches at Trafalgar Square, available at:
http://www.archive.org/details/PeterDroussiotisRallyforCyprusLondon2008P20f2.mpg
See also, the video of the Lobby for Cyprus, with the participation of British MPs. held at the Palace of Westminster, on July 8th, available at:
http://www.archive.org/details/PeterDroussiotisCyprioFederationLobbyBritishParliament080708
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Demetris Christofias, is due to meet with the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community on the island, Mr Mehmet Ali Talat, on Friday 25th July 2008 in order to review progress so far and whether direct substantive negotiations between them in order to reach an agreed solution should commence in the near future.
Notes to editors
- Video footage, photos of the event, scripts of speeches made by the Federation President and the Cyprus Government Spokesman at the Trafalgar Square Rally and copies of the Federation’s letters submitted to the Prime Minister and the Turkish Ambassador in London will be available soon on the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK website at www.cypriotfederation.org.uk
- Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkish military forces invaded the northern part of the island and thereafter occupied approximately 38% of its territory.
- The National Federation of Cypriots in the United Kingdom was founded shortly after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and has since represented the largest community of Cypriots outside of the island itself.
- The Federation is an umbrella organisation of the Cypriot community associations across the UK and seeks to coordinate the activities of more than 300,000 Britons of Cypriot origin.
- Peter Droussiotis was elected President of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK in June 2007, the first second generation Cypriot elected to that position and the fourth President of the Federation. Peter also serves as President of Episteme – The Association of British Cypriot Professionals and has previously been a leading Labour Councillor in Haringey. A barrister by background, Peter founded PGD Strategy Limited, a specialist corporate finance and strategy consulting firm, of which he is the current Chairman in 2000, after a career which included senior roles with Credit Suisse, Minet Group (now part of Aon) and Price Waterhouse (now PWC).
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These videos are also available as part of a YouTube Playlist at:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CE43019C29408E30
Video of the Rally for Cyprus 2007 is available online at:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C6C50479E5376B39
Video of the Rally for Cyprus 2009 is available online at:
http://www.archive.org/details/NationalFederationofCypriotsintheUnitedKingdomRallyforCyprusatTrafalgarSquare2009
Also as a YouTube Playlist at:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=36BC99A9D4BFB4B1
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Other Cyprus-related videos from this source available online at archive dot org are detailed by links at:
http://www.archive.org/bookmarks/grokked
and at the YouTube profile:
http://www.youtube.com/grokked
UK Cypriots and British politicians across the political spectrum turned out in force today to condemn Turkey’s continuing illegal military occupation of the northern part of Cyprus, and to demand that the UK Government, as a guarantor power of Cyprus’s independence, act decisively to press Turkey to withdraw its occupying army and to work actively for a solution of the island’s division which will be for the benefit of the people of Cyprus.
The day of protest was the culmination of a series of evens organised by the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK to mark the tragic events of July 1974 in Cyprus, namely the criminal coup by the military junta then ruling Greece and the illegal invasion of Cyprus by the Turkish army which followed.
The rally started with a picketing outside the Turkish embassy and a march through central London and culminated with rallying cries in Trafalgar Square from President of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK, Peter Droussiotis, British politicians and main speaker, Stefanos Stefanou, Cyprus Government Spokesman, all of whom called upon Turkey to match the good will and determination shown by new President of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, in his efforts to reach a just , viable and lasting settlement which will reunite Cyprus in the interest of all of the island’s people, Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, Maronites, Armenians and Latins.
Earlier, en route to Trafalgar Square from the Turkish Embassy, where Mr Droussiotis handed in a letter of protest to the Turkish Ambassador demanding goodwill from his government, a Federation Executive delegation delivered a letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, urging his government to use its influence over Turkey and to fulfil its obligations as a Guarantor Power of the independence and territorial integrity of Cyprus.
See Part 2 of this video, of the speeches at Trafalgar Square, available at:
http://www.archive.org/details/PeterDroussiotisRallyforCyprusLondon2008P20f2.mpg
See also, the video of the Lobby for Cyprus, with the participation of British MPs. held at the Palace of Westminster, on July 8th, available at:
http://www.archive.org/details/PeterDroussiotisCyprioFederationLobbyBritishParliament080708
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Demetris Christofias, is due to meet with the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community on the island, Mr Mehmet Ali Talat, on Friday 25th July 2008 in order to review progress so far and whether direct substantive negotiations between them in order to reach an agreed solution should commence in the near future.
Notes to editors
- Video footage, photos of the event, scripts of speeches made by the Federation President and the Cyprus Government Spokesman at the Trafalgar Square Rally and copies of the Federation’s letters submitted to the Prime Minister and the Turkish Ambassador in London will be available soon on the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK website at www.cypriotfederation.org.uk
- Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkish military forces invaded the northern part of the island and thereafter occupied approximately 38% of its territory.
- The National Federation of Cypriots in the United Kingdom was founded shortly after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and has since represented the largest community of Cypriots outside of the island itself.
- The Federation is an umbrella organisation of the Cypriot community associations across the UK and seeks to coordinate the activities of more than 300,000 Britons of Cypriot origin.
- Peter Droussiotis was elected President of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK in June 2007, the first second generation Cypriot elected to that position and the fourth President of the Federation. Peter also serves as President of Episteme – The Association of British Cypriot Professionals and has previously been a leading Labour Councillor in Haringey. A barrister by background, Peter founded PGD Strategy Limited, a specialist corporate finance and strategy consulting firm, of which he is the current Chairman in 2000, after a career which included senior roles with Credit Suisse, Minet Group (now part of Aon) and Price Waterhouse (now PWC).
---------------
These videos are also available as part of a YouTube Playlist at:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CE43019C29408E30
Video of the Rally for Cyprus 2007 is available online at:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C6C50479E5376B39
Video of the Rally for Cyprus 2009 is available online at:
http://www.archive.org/details/NationalFederationofCypriotsintheUnitedKingdomRallyforCyprusatTrafalgarSquare2009
Also as a YouTube Playlist at:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=36BC99A9D4BFB4B1
===================
Other Cyprus-related videos from this source available online at archive dot org are detailed by links at:
http://www.archive.org/bookmarks/grokked
and at the YouTube profile:
http://www.youtube.com/grokked
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