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Lute expected in Cyprus by end of June
Alithia, Kathimerini, Haravgi, Phileleftheros, Politis, Sunday Mail
Negotiations Process
OVERVIEW
UN special envoy Jane Holl lute is expected to arrive in Cyrus towards the end of June, the papers report citing the Cyprus News Agency (CNA).
Reports said Lute is expected to arrive during the last ten days of the month, as part of her new round of contacts with all parties to prepare the ground for a second informal five-party summit. The date of Lute’s visit to Nicosia is expected to be finalised soon, the papers report.
In the meantime, Nicosia is preparing for the forthcoming European Council, which will discuss, among other things, EU-Turkey relations, the papers report. President Nicos Anastasiades is expected to have telephone conversations with the President of the European Council Charles Michel and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, ahead of the EU Summit in Brussels on June 24 and 25.
Anastasiades is scheduled to be in Brussels on June 23 and will return on June 26, while he will also fly to Paris to address the Generation Equality Forum at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron that will take place in the French capital from June 30 to July 2. Anastasiades has already declared that Cyprus’ positive stance at the forthcoming European Council will depend on Ankara’s behaviour as regards the Cyprus issue and Varosha, and if it refrains from provocative actions. The president also said Turkey needed to fulfil its obligations towards the EU and all its member states.
The papers are also focused on the meetings Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold with US President Joe Biden and Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the NATO summit on Monday. Phileleftheros reports that Nicosia will be observing developments closely as both meetings will affect Cyprus and the Cyprus problem. Alithia reports that the GC side believes that Biden is the only one who could persuade Turkey to return to the agreed federal solution framework and to abide by UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions.
Meanwhile, the papers also report that Cyprus’ Permanent Representative to the UN Andreas Hadjichrysanthou has said there needs to be more accountability regarding the compliance with UNSC decisions, and that their implementation cannot be absent from the Council’s report. In a statement before the UN General Assembly on the UNSC report for 2020, Hadjichrysanthou called on the UNSC to take immediate action for the implementation of its decisions on Varosha without any further delay.
Hadjichrysanthou said that the Cyprus problem, as one of the conflicts that has been on the UNSC’s agenda the longest, remains unresolved because the numerous resolutions adopted by the UNSC not only remain unimplemented, but an effort is underway to try and void them. “The campaign to deconstruct the acquis that has formed through the plethora of UNSCRs on Cyprus is aided and compounded by a corresponding campaign on the ground to create enough faits accomplis to render these resolutions non-implementable. These are developments that the Council should prevent, both by enforcing its own resolutions and by holding those in breach accountable,” he added, the papers report.
Phileleftheros and Alithia also report that developments in Varosha were also a source of concern for the Ministers that took part in the MED7 Ministerial Summit held on Friday in Athens, with a joint statement expressing their grave concern regarding violations in the fenced-off area. “We stress the importance of implementing these resolutions and call for the immediate reversal of all violations”, the joint statement says.
The seven Foreign Ministers also reiterate their “strong commitment to a viable comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue on the basis of a bicommunal, bizonal federation (BBF) with political equality, as set out in the relevant UNSC Resolutions, which are binding for all, and in line with the EU acquis, values and principles”.
The statement adds that efforts to resume negotiations should not be further undermined by “illegal and provocative behaviour” in the maritime zones and on the territory of Cyprus. In case of such actions, the Ministers said they reaffirm the determination of the EU to use the instruments and options at its disposal to defend its interests and those of its member states as well as to uphold regional stability.
As regards the informal five-party meeting, held in Geneva on 27-29 April, the seven Ministers deplore the position expressed in the meeting for a two state solution and underline that “it remains crucial that Turkey commits to the agreed basis in line with UN Resolutions, in particular Resolution 1251”.
Regarding Turkey’s plan for Varosha, where beaches are being reopened to the public and kiosks are being installed, Politis report that neither the TC press nor GC authorities are fully aware of what the end goal is, though the public sphere does seem to agree that Erdogan will be making announcements on the matter during his upcoming visit to the north on July 20.
Kathimerini reports citing informed sources that an important step in Varosha will be the shifting of the area’s status from military to residential, though Politis reports citing TC politicians not part of the ‘government’ that Erdogan is not expected to change the military status of the area since this would need ‘parliament’s’ consent. Another obstacle to Turkey’s plans, according to Kathimerini, is the compensation of GC property owners by the Immovable Property Commission, for which the TC side will require significant funds which have yet to be provided by Turkey.
KEY ACTORS
Hadjichrysanthou
>> UNSC must ensure 2020 report should includes accountability regarding the complinance with UNSC decisions
>> Cyprob remains unresolved because the numerous resolutions adopted by the UNSC not only remain unimplemented, but an effort is underway to try and void them
MED7 Ministers
>> Gravely concerned over developments in Varosha & stress the importance of implementing UNSC resolutions and call for the immediate reversal of all violations
>> Strongly committed to a viable comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue on the basis of a BBF with political equality
>> Efforts to resume Cyprob negotiations should not be further undermined by illegal and provocative behaviour in the maritime zones and on the territory of Cyprus
>> Deplore position expressed by Turkey in favour two-state solution, call on Turkey to return to agreed-upon basis