Independent In-depth Paragraph by Paragraph Analysis of the Implications of the Annan Plan

Foundation Agreement

Article 8 Demilitarisation

1. Bearing in mind that:

e. The supply of arms to Cyprus shall be prohibited in a manner that is legally binding on both importers and exporters; and

Comments

Under the provisions of the UN Charter all states are entitled to use force for the purpose of self defence. If the purpose of paragraph, ii. is to prevent the repetition of events such as those of 1963/4, 1967 and 1974 then the deprivation of Cyprus of its right to defend itself, for example if it were attacked by another state or by terrorists, would make it impossible for it to be implemented.

The above paragraph denies Cyprus its right to self defence and leaves it completely at the mercy of any terrorist or aggressor. When Turkey invade Cyprus twice in 1974 its troops showed no mercy whatsoever for the civilian population of Cyprus which the brutally ethnically cleansed.

Amendment Required

“e. Cyprus shall reserve the right to individual or collective self-defence in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and seek to acquire both ways and means of protecting itself. and"

Clarification Required