Under the title: “The Turkish Cypriots do not do anything”, Turkish Cypriot daily Gunes newspaper (20.11.14) reports on statements by Baroness Meral Huseyin Ece who headed the delegation of the “TRNC Friendship Group of the British Parliament” which is currently in the breakaway regime on the occasion of the UDI.
Speaking to a correspondent of illegal TAK, Baroness Ece, said, inter alia, that if the Turkish Cypriots who live in the UK achieve to be united, they could also achieve to have more influence in the British Parliament.
Baroness Ece has been working at the House of Lords since 2010, said that the Turkish Cypriots who live in the UK do not the necessary influence since they are not united enough and this, as she said, offers Greek Cypriots the opportunity to pressure British MP’s to not support the Turkish Cypriots. “I’ve witnessed several times the pressure exerted by Greek Cypriots to British MP’s. Greek Cypriots even go to the offices of the MPs in order to pressure them. On the other hand, Turkish Cypriots do nothing (…)”.
Ece stated further that Turkish Cypriots living in the UK are pessimistic about the solution of the Cyprus problem.
Referring to the NGO organization in London called “Embargoed”, Ece called on the association to carry out lobbying activities in favor of the Turkish Cypriots and added that the best period for doing that is now since in May 2015 there will be Parliamentary elections in the UK.
Supporting the view that Turkey’s public relation policy is insufficient in the UK as well as in the EU, Ece said that it is for this reason that the accusations against Turkey on the issue of natural gas are effective.
