OXI
! NO !
AHI
Congratulates Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos
WASHINGTON, DC- On April 8, 2004, AHI president, Gene
Rossides, sent a letter to Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos to
congratulate him for his "strong leadership" and his "call for a
'resounding NO' on the April 24th referendum" of the Annan Plan. The letter
to President Papadopoulos follows:
April 8,
2004
VIA FAX:
His
Excellency Tassos Papadopoulos
Presidential
Palace
Nicosia,
Cyprus
Dear Mr.
President:
On
behalf of all of us at the American Hellenic Institute we congratulate you and
commend you for your decision to call for a "resounding no" on the
April 24th referendum on a Cyprus settlement plan proposed by UN Secretary
General Kofi Annan.
We know
that these past few weeks have been extremely difficult and the pressure
enormous. However, given the nature of the one-sided dimension of the Annan
Plan, which "adversely affect the interests of the Greek Cypriots" as
you stated, your decision was the only one possible.
As you
further state, "the decisions we take today form and determine the fate of
the generations to come."
Your
strong leadership, fairness and vision, I believe, will help you in your
resolve to get through these next few difficult weeks leading up to the vote
and ultimately to bring to Cyprus on May 1 a new dawn that will eventually
bring the functional and fair solution for all the people of Cyprus.
As
always, be assured that the American Hellenic Institute will continue its
efforts to support a settlement based on the rule of law as in the best
interests of the U.S. and all the parties concerned.
Kalo
Pascha kai Kali Anastasi.
OVERVIEW
OF THE 5th ANNAN PLAN
AN OXI-NO VOTE IS A VOTE
FOR A JUST AND SPEEDY SOLUTION
OXI
! NO !
to
the Annan Plan