BRITISH MP Sammy Wilson supported the recognition of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus by the world. Wilson, who wrote an article titled ” Cyprus needs its own Good Friday Agreement”, said, “There is no reason why the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus cannot be recognized as an independent state by the United Nations.”
Wilson emphasized that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus should be recognized stating that the “ongoing divide and the UN-enforced ceasefire cannot continue.”
Writing in the British political magazine Politicshome, Sammy Wilson wrote that “…There is no reason, that I can see, that the TRNC cannot be accepted by the UN as an independent state; indeed, the 2010 International Court of Justice decision regarding Kosovo’s independence should grant further legality to the TRNC’s request. If in the future there is a scope for reintegration, an agreement like the Belfast/Good Friday agreement would allow for that…”
Adding that “The sensible choice would be for a mediator nation to broker this agreement between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots. I believe that the UK could fulfil this role. We have historically been one of the most influential nations in the region, we governed Cyprus before its independence in the 1960’s, and we are party to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, which could act as a template for a future and lasting peace treaty in Cyprus. Not only are we a guarantor power of the island of Cyprus and both its communities, we also have an international responsibility as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.”
