Guaranteed Partition

The recent decision by the Greek Cypriot Parliament in excluding the Guarantor Powers of Britain, Turkey and Greece in the current talks process goes against the main principals of seeking a secure, just and workable Cyprus solution which safeguards the interests of all of the peoples on the island.

The Association of Turkish Cypriots Abroad (ATCA) condemns such a decision and deems it an unacceptable move by the Greek Cypriot administration in undermining the current talks process. This provocation of our rights and liberties on the island of Cyprus as one of its partner peoples embedded in the original 1960 constitution, accompanied with the Treaty of Guarantee, was not well received by our 200’000 plus members from the UK, U.S.A., Australia, Germany and Northern Cyprus.

Any settlement of the Cyprus conflict must include the rights of all three original Guarantor countries, maintain an equal balance according to the original 1960 Constitution and respect the Partnership agreement between the two peoples on the island. If a Federal agreement is what the Greek Cypriots are seeking, the above three core pre-requisites are non-negotiable and are embedded under the main principles of the original 1960 Cyprus Constitution and Zurich Agreements.

A fair and just Bi-Communal, Bi-Zonal Federal structure based on “Two Founding States” (similar to the former Annan Plan) is what the Turkish Cypriot side has openly agreed to. This sudden and shocking Greek Cypriot decision accepted unanimously by its current “Parliament” goes against all agreements in seeking an amicable and workable Federal agreement based on the idea of a United, two state Federal structure.

We believe that this unprecedented decision has raised some important questions as to the intent of the Greek Cypriot side, and whether their true intentions for a fair Federal resolution to the Cyprus problem based on the main principles, is now possible.

An environment of mistrust and uncertainty has now been clearly defined by the Greek Cypriot side. This seemingly irreversible mindset will eventually lead to the permanent partition of the island.

The recent decision by the Greek Cypriot Parliament in excluding the Guarantor Powers of

Britain, Turkey and Greece in the current talks process goes against the main principals of

seeking a secure, just and workable Cyprus solution which safeguards the interests of all of

the peoples on the island.

The Association of Turkish Cypriots Abroad (ATCA) condemns such a decision and deems it

an unacceptable move by the Greek Cypriot administration in undermining the current talks

process. This provocation of our rights and liberties on the island of Cyprus as one of its

partner peoples embedded in the original 1960 constitution, accompanied with the Treaty of

Guarantee, was not well received by our 200’000 plus members from the UK, U.S.A.,

Australia, Germany and Northern Cyprus.

Any settlement of the Cyprus conflict must include the rights of all three original Guarantor

countries, maintain an equal balance according to the original 1960 Constitution and respect

the Partnership agreement between the two peoples on the island. If a Federal agreement is

what the Greek Cypriots are seeking, the above three core pre-requisites are non-negotiable

and are embedded under the main principles of the original 1960 Cyprus Constitution and

Zurich Agreements.

A fair and just Bi-Communal, Bi-Zonal Federal structure based on “Two Founding States”

(similar to the former Annan Plan) is what the Turkish Cypriot side has openly agreed to. This

sudden and shocking Greek Cypriot decision accepted unanimously by its current

“Parliament” goes against all agreements in seeking an amicable and workable Federal

agreement based on the idea of a United, two state Federal structure.

We believe that this unprecedented decision has raised some important questions as to the

intent of the Greek Cypriot side, and whether their true intentions for a fair Federal resolution

to the Cyprus problem based on the main principles, is now possible.

An environment of mistrust and uncertainty has now been clearly defined by the Greek

Cypriot side. This seemingly irreversible mindset will eventually lead to the permanent

partition of the island.

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