Cyprus Demonstrations

Demonstration organised by the National Federation of Cypriot Organisations - assembling at the Embankment and marching past Parliament and Big Ben at the Palace of Westminister, and past Downing Street in Whitehall to Trafalgar Square where the Rally hears speeches by Cypriot speakers and Members of Parliament and EuroMP's. This "Rally for Cyprus" marks 33 years since the Turkish Invasion of the island of Cyprus. Turkey continues to keep its settlers and a 40,000 strong army in the territory it has occupied since the invasion in 1974 following a coup against President Makarios by the Greek junta which ruled Greece at that time. Marchers attending the Rally for Cyprus chant "Turkish Troops out of Cyprus" and call on the Brown Government in Britain to use its influence as a guarantor power to ensure that a solution is found that is acceptable to all the people of Cyprus. The European Union (EU) is called upon to use its influence during Turkey's accession negotiations to contribute to finding a just solution for Cyprus which respects the acquis communautaire and puts an end to Turkey's continuing human rights violations in Cyprus. This sequence of videos is also available as a single item from Google Video at: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-6439870769358513421 Speakers include: Peter Droussiotis - President, Mational Federation of Cypriot Organisations UK Dr. Charles Tannock - MEP for London Simon Hughes - MP for Southwark and Bermondsey Andrew Dinsmore - MP for Hendon (spoken in Greek) Roger Gale - MP for North Thanet and Margate Harris Sophoclides President of the World Federation of Overseas Cypriots - (spoken in Greek, followed by another section spoken in English) Edward O'Hara MP - Knowsley South Theresa Villiers MEP - Chipping Barnet Andy Love MP - Edmonton Nikos Costandinou - DIKO MP in Cyprus - (spoken in Greek) Alexis Galanos, Mayor of Famagusta, speaks on behalf of the Union of occupied towns and villages in Cyprus - (spoken in Greek) Peter Costandinou - MP in Cyprus from the DIKO Party - (spoken in Greek) Alan Meale MP for Mansfield