“The cultural distance and worries among the communities should be reduced”

It was stated that the cultural distance, worries and the perception of social threats among the communities should be reduced in order to increase public support for a possible peace plan for Cyprus.

It was also stated that certain sectors of both societies are less ready to support a possible political settlement. The women and those who are between 18-35 years of age are less ready to support a possible political settlement in the Greek Cypriot community. In the Turkish Cypriot community; those who are in the right-wing compared with the other people are far from supporting a possible political settlement.

These are just some of the key conclusions of the Social Cohesion and Reconciliation (SCORE) Index published by the Centre for the Reconciliation and Peace (SeeD).