Support from Britain to Turkey's EU membership

British Parliament Foreign Relations Commission supported Turkey's EU membership in its report entitled "Britain-Turkey Relations and Turkey's Regional Role". "We believe that Turkey's accession to the EU would contribute to our prosperity, safety and stability and would be for the benefit of Britain and EU," the Commission said in the report. The main points mentioned in the 90-page report are as follows: "Turkey as a foreign policy partner of the UK, has the potential to add a value to the British foreign policy; We haven't seen an evidence that Turkey is moving away from the West, as well as Following the reaction given to the Arab Spring, Turkey has developed closer ties with the Western allies including Britain. In case the Cyprus issue is not solved by the end of the year, the British government needs to adopt an alternative attitude regarding the matter, said the report. British Foreign Office stated that the report is welcomed for mentioning the increasing role of Turkey on the world stage, the strong ties between the two countries and the support given to Turkey's EU membership. "British Foreign Office welcomed the acceptance of Turkey's increasing political and economic role at the world stage, as well as the analysis on ways of strengthening the relations between the two countries in the report," said the statement.