The resolution deplores the fact that the Turkish-Cypriot dispute continues to badly impair the development of EU-NATO cooperation, given that, on the one hand, Turkey refuses to allow Cyprus to participate in ESDP missions involving NATO intelligence and resources and that, on the other hand, in response, Cyprus refuses to allow Turkey to engage in the overall development of ESDP to an extent commensurate with Turkey's military weight and strategic importance to Europe and transatlantic alliance.
ES ir tiesības un pienākums veikt preventīvas darbības un starpnieka misijas, jo ES ir miera veidošanas projekts, un ir to realizējusi piecdesmit gadu garumā.”