Reaching a settlement in early 2017 is “ambitious but feasible,” according to the UN Special Adviser on Cyprus
19 September, 2016“Our objective is a federal settlement” states President Akıncı
19 September, 2016In response to demands from the Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyannis, Presidential Spokesperson Barış Burcu stated that “Not only will it be impossible to return more territory then envisaged in the Annan Plan but it is not even possible to implement the same plan under the current conditions.”
”The situation on the Island has progressed over the past 12 years and many things have been changed”, Burcu stated, and “every day that passes without a settlement puts a solution further out of reach.”
Burcu emphasized that any changes to the Plan should address both sides’ expectations, while also noted that the Turkish Cypriot side said “yes” to the Annan Plan in 2004.