Udenrigsudvalget 2020-21
URU Alm.del - Bilag 59
Offentligt
2. December 2020
Til URU
Følgebrev fra EUTCC vedr. brev til Charles Michel, President of the European Council fra Kariane
Westrheim, EUTCC Chairperson
Hilsen Lone
Fra:
EP Conference [mailto:[email protected]]
Sendt:
2. december 2020 08:13
Til:
EP Conference <[email protected]>
Emne:
Press release - EUCO Meeting 10-11 December
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please find attached our letter to the President of the European Council Charles Michel regarding
the meeting of the European Council on 10 and 11 December 2020 where Turkey is an important
agenda item.
Based on this letter and the international calls, decisions and resolutions for peace and democracy in
Turkey, the EUTCC calls upon the EU member states and the European institutions to:
1. Take diplomatic, political and legal measures to compel Turkey’s AKP-MHP
government to
comply with international law by immediately and unconditionally withdrawing all Turkish military
forces currently active outside of Turkey, and end Turkish military intervention and incursions into
Syria, Iraq, Libya, Cyprus, the Caucasus, and areas of the Mediterranean Sea outside of Turkey’s
recognized maritime borders. As a first step, we call for the suspension of the Customs Union
agreement between the EU and Turkey and a halt to all arms exports to Turkey.
2. Assert that the resolution of the Kurdish question is essential to the establishment of a stable,
democratic and peaceful Turkey, as the Kurdish question is one of Turkey’s primary internal issues
and, with ongoing Turkish military incursions into Syria and Iraq, an important external issue as
well. An EU initiative for a political dialogue process between the Turkish government and Kurdish
forces should be initiated as soon as possible.
3. Enable Abdullah Öcalan to participate in a political dialogue process with the Turkish
government.
4. The lifting of all restrictions on Kurdish parties and representatives, in light of the decisions of
the European Court of Justice and the Belgian Court of Cassation finding that the PKK is not a
terrorist organization, is a vital step that can be taken to facilitate a process aimed at achieving
peace.
5. Urge Turkey to release all political prisoners including elected officials and members of the
HDP, to respect the decision of the electorate, and to reinstitute the mayors who have been replaced
by the government-appointed trustees.
Kind regards