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

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iv. Deciding to renew our partnership on that basis and determined that this new bi-zonal partnership shall ensure a common future in friendship, peace, security and prosperity in an independent and united Cyprus

Kofi Annan must clarify what his means in this paragraph.

The term “partnership” falls short of the UN demand for a fully federal solution and indicates that a loose confederation is what is being envisaged which is contrary to UN Security Council resolutions.

Kofi Annan must explain what he means by use of the term "bi-zonal" and why he has failed to qualify this by the prefix “bi-communal” which is the stated basis of a solution demanded by his own organisations Security Council resolutions. How is the so-called "bi-zonality " going to be created when the report of UN Secretary General Galo Plaza of 1965 affirms the fact that the people of Cyprus were never separate and have always lived in mixed communities. According to Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos (ANA 03-10-17) as far as land ownership is concerned, “the Turkish Cypriots have 12.9 percent and the rest is for Greek Cypriots, Maronites, Armenians and Latins. 'So there is no area where Turkish Cypriot ownership is predominant so as to explain having two states'''.

If Annan’s use of the phrase “renew our partnership” is referring to the Republic of Cyprus which was never a partnership but a single unitary state which has never been dissolved then Annan’s terminology is clearly misleading. If Annan is referring to the fact that the Muslim minority pulled out of the government in 1963 after being ordered to do so by Turkey in order to prevent legislation from being passed by their non-attendance to form a quorum in parliament then this draws attention to a major flaw in the 1960 Constitution which must be addressed and fixed so that Cyprus can never be held hostage ever again by a foreign power and its democracy cannot be compromised by the use of minority veto powers and parliamentary boycotts. In this respect the Annan plan is flawed since it does not begin with the 1960 Constitution as its basis and seek to amend this constitution so as to make it workable but instead ignores the lessons which need to be learned and repeats the same old misstates because it ignores all the bases of reference including the UN Secretary Generals own reports and the Security Councils own resolutions .

In anticipation of a clarifications by Kofi Annan paragraph, iv. should be amended as follows so that it adheres to his own organisations resolutions so that it is clear that the intention of Kofi Annan is not to deprive any person of any of their land or property or their right to freedom of movement and settlement in order to create two states under an apartheid based regime.

Amendment Required

"iv. Deciding to further our common will on that basis and determined that a transition to a new system of governance shall ensure a common future in friendship, peace, security and prosperity in an independent and united Cyprus"

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