Standpunkt der internationalen Gemeinschaft zur Vereinigung Zyperns, wie im Referendum 2004 vorgeschlagen („Annan-Plan“)
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Standpunkt der internationalen Gemeinschaft zur Vereinigung Zyperns, wie im Referendum 2004 vorgeschlagen („Annan-Plan“)
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> The Annan Plan, also known as the Cyprus reunification plan, was a United Nations proposal to resolve the Cyprus dispute. Named after UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, it underwent five revisions before it reached its final version. The fifth revision proposed the creation of the United Republic of Cyprus, covering the island of Cyprus entirely except for the UK’s Sovereign Base Areas. This new country was to be a federation of two constituent states – the Greek Cypriot State and the Turkish Cypriot State – joined by a federal government apparatus.
> The plan would also have established a limited right to return between the territories of the two communities, and it would have allowed both Greece and Turkey to maintain a permanent military presence on the island, albeit with large, phased reductions in troop numbers.
> It was put to the people of Cyprus in a 2004 referendum, and was supported by 65% of Turkish Cypriots, but only 24% of Greek Cypriots.
Countries that supported the plan & campaigned for it:
• US & UK (actively involved throughout the process).
• EU (except Greece).
• Norway, Iceland, Canada.
UNSC vote:
Days before the referendum, the UN organised an extraordinary security council session aiming to endorse the plan & urge Cypriots to back it.
Annan’s motion was supported by all but one UNSC members — Russia opposed it & used its veto to block it (this marked the first time Russia had used a veto at the UN under Putin’s presidency, and the first in over a decade).
Russian delegates pointed out that Russia supports a ‘solution in principle’ but disagreed with the ‘technical wording’ of the motion, the proposed ‘arms embargo’, as well as the plan’s failure to address foreign military involvement in the island of Cyprus. Delegates, also, noted that the international community shouldn’t be interfering as this is a matter ‘for Cypriots’ to decide on.
The Turkish Cypriot president opposed the proposal, campaigned against it.
The Turkish Cypriot prime minister backed it and urged people to vote for it.
Turkey backed it.
The Greek Cypriot president opposed the proposal, campaigned against it.
All but two Cypriots parties opposed it.
Greece stayed neutral.
The Annan plan was never going to work. Negotiation needs compromise, and that deal was anything but. It was dead in the water the moment Turkish Cypriots and Turkey was given far more than Greek Cypriots were. It also relied on Turkey acting in good faith and not immediately using it to seize even more power on the island.
And the backers of the deal were disappointed with the result, even though it was blatantly obvious what’d happen.
Anyone with avarage/avove avarage IQ would Support turkish Side .greeks are not honest here
it was a deal to give Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriot a 50/50 split of the pie , when Greeks are the VAST Majority of the island, and many citizens of the occupied lands are Turks (even more by now) and would allow Turkey to have more power over the island, when it it clear that since majority is greek Cypriot, Cyprus would want to have closer ties to Greece, not Turkey.
Most people dont want an invasive entity to hold equal power in their land, just because they conquered half of it.
And they say turkish side is the aggressive and non-cooperate side
One of my friends is North Cypriot and I find it interesting he says pretty much everyone below the age of 30 is pro-reunification.