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Clip 1of4 - Peter Droussiotis welcomes participants at the annual Cyprus Lobby at the British Parliament on 6th July 2010. The meeting begins with one minute of silence in memory of Rudi Vis, long time supporter of Cyprus as former MP for Finchley.
Mr Droussiotis is President of The National Federation of Cypriots in the UK
http://www.cypriotfederation.org.uk
At an annual event organised by the National Federation of Cypriots in the Palace of Westminster, Parliamentarians addressed members of the Cypriot community and later took questions from the audience, in what amounted to a positive demonstration that political will and commitment among new MPs is strong.
The meeting started with Federation President Peter Droussiotis congratulating MPs on their election or re-election and welcoming all guests before paying tribute to Rudi Vis, the former MP for Finchley. A minute's silence was held in recognition of Mr Vis's unfaltering commitment to healing division on the island.
Mr Droussiotis then called upon the new Government to meet its special responsibilities to Cyprus, saying:
"Turkey is Europe's biggest emerging economy, a fact that the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, acknowledged in his first keynote speech after the General Election. He said that Britain will make a particular effort to work with Turkey. But Turkey's political and economic importance does not give it the right to seek to hold Cyprus and the Cypriot people hostage to further its own geo-strategic interests.
"We expect the British Government to fulfil its special responsibilities to Cyprus and for Mr Hague to tell Turkey that it must recognise Cyprus and end its occupation in the north of the island."
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