Letter from the Office of the London Representative,
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
It has come to our knowledge that although Dr
Savvides Philippos, a Greek Cypriot in origin, has been invited
as a witness to the oral evidence sessions carried out within
the framework of the Committee's inquiry into the UK's policy
towards Cyprus, Turkish Cypriots have not received any such invitations.
I have no doubt that you would appreciate the fact that in order
for the inquiry to be evenhanded it has to take into account the
views of all parties to the Cyprus issue. I would also like to
emphasise that one-sided approaches lie at the core of the intractability
of the Cyprus issue.
I hope that for the sake of a sound inquiry,
the Committee will invite Turkish Cypriot witnesses to the upcoming
oral evidence sessions as it has been done during the Committee's
1987 inquiry into the UK's policy towards Cyprus.
Namik Korhan
Representative,
Office of the London Representative,
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
21 October 2004
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