Cypriot Speaker of Parliament Yiannakis Omirou has urged the European Parliament to stop Turkey developing its nuclear power plant at Akkuyu on the southern coast, not far from the Cyprus, Armenia Today reports.
Omirou met officials of the European Parliament and its committee for environment, healthcare and security of food at Nicosia, on the eve of Cypriot chairmanship at the EU starting in June.
The speaker said that the republic cannot realize its ecological policy when 37% of its territory is occupied by Turkey. He described the prospects of nuclear-free Mediterranean Sea with account of the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe of 2011.
Deputies of the European Parliament urged Cyprus to use its chairmanship in the EU with full efficiency, adding that the state could use experience of other members, instruments, foundations and opportunities to increase EU expenses for ecological purposes.
