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A referendum on the Annan Plan was held in the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on 24 April 2004. [1] The two communities were asked whether they approved of the fifth revision of the United Nations proposal for reuniting the island, which had been divided since 1974.
The Cyprus problem, also known as the Cyprus conflict, Cyprus issue, Cyprus dispute, or Cyprus question, is an ongoing dispute between the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot community in the north of the island of Cyprus, where troops of the Republic of Turkey are deployed. This dispute is an example of a protracted social conflict.
The Annan Plan (/ ˈ æ n æ n / [1]), also known as the Cyprus reunification plan, was a United Nations proposal to resolve the Cyprus dispute.The different parts of the proposal were based on the argumentation put forward by each party (Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots) in meetings held under the auspices of the UN.
The United Nations called for the international recognition of independence for the Republic of Cyprus in the Security Council Resolution 367. [57] Aftermath. In the years after the Turkish invasion of northern Cyprus one can observe a history of failed talks between the two parties. [58]
Leaders in ethnically divided Cyprus fail to reach deal on new crossing points By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A meeting between the two leaders in ethnically divided Cyprus ended without an agreement on Monday, with both sides failing to reach a decision on a deal aimed at building trust that included opening ...
Given the news over the weekend that not only will the European island nation of Cyprus need a bailout, but it will also come. With the stock market near record highs, investors are on edge, and ...
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus [26] [a] began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a Greek junta-sponsored Cypriot coup d'état five days earlier, it led to the Turkish capture and occupation of the northern part of the island.
NICOSIA (Reuters) -Cyprus reacted with incredulity on Thursday to warnings from Lebanon's Hezbollah that the island could be dragged into conflict if tensions with Israel blew up into a fully ...