Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

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TURKEY FOCUS POLICY BRIEF NO:2

Baroness Hussein-Ece OBE

January 2012

Centre for Strategic Research and Analysis

Abstract

Last week the All Party Parliamentary Group on Conflict Issues, held an event in Westminster. The meeting introduced a new concept where a network of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot civil society organisations (CSOs) were calling for a shake-up of the Cyprus peace process. They made a strong case to include a more central and active role for civil society, woman and young people to work in tandem with negotiations between the leaders of the two communities.