PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IN MORPHOU

That this House notes with concern reports in the Turkish Cypriot daily press that the administration in Turkish-occupied Cyprus has designated Morphou as a tourist area and proposes to develop 3,000 donums of land for this purpose; further notes that 1,500 donums of Greek Cypriot-owned land will be distributed to young couples, mainly settlers from the Turkish mainland, to encourage them to remain in the area; is concerned that these proposals, if implemented, will violate the property rights of Greek Cypriot owners, are provocative and will impede progress towards a just solution of the Cyprus problem; and calls upon the Government to condemn these proposals and do all in its power to prevent their implementation.