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President Christofias: Settlement must come from Cypriots
Asettlement to the Cyprus problem must come from the Cypriots, be agreed by the
leaderships of the two communities and approved by the two communities. It has
been proved that solutions supplied by third parties, in one way or another,
cannot be accepted and lead to the desired outcome. The President of the
Republic Mr Demetris Christofias made the aforementioned statements speaking
yesterday at the memorial service for Costas Misiaoulis and Dervis Ali
Kavazoglou, assassinated on 11 April 1965 by the Turkish Cypriot terrorist
organisation TMT. In his speech, President Christofias said that to underline
that a settlement should derive from Cypriots themselves did not imply a
diminution of the role of the international community and especially the United
Nations, since the Cyprus problem had always been an international problem,
particularly now in the era of globalisation. He then added: "We need the
international community particularly as regards exercising influence on Turkey.
Because we reiterate, once more, that if Ankara does not alter its policy on the
Cyprus problem, the road towards a solution will not open, no matter how much
good will we show. We, therefore, call on the international community, the
United Nations, the five Permanent Members of the Security Council and the
European Union – which Cyprus is a member state of and Turkey aspires to join –
to turn their attention and influence towards Ankara to change its policy on the
Cyprus issue".
14.04.2008
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