Receiving a delegation from the Association of Fighter Commanders on March 1, 2003, headed by Hasan Keskin, President Denktas said a question asking to say "yes" or "no" to Annan plan would be misleading and wrong and instead of giving a result, would deceive the people.

Pointing out that the plan has not been completed yet and that it includes many deficiencies, President Denktas said at the plan there exists some different issues that are rejected by Turkish and Greek Cypriots.

Underlining that no state in the world decide to referenda with the order of the others, President Denktas stressed that the Annan plan which will be put to the referendum has not been completed yet and has to be completed.

President Denktas said with the referendum, the people would be asked whether they accept 50-60 thousands of people to become refugees, the resettlement of 80 thousands Greek Cypriots, and the Greek Cypriots’ title deeds as valid while the Turkish Cypriots’ as invalid.

President Denktas pointed out that he will go to Ankara within this week and again discuss the point reached with the TRNC parliament.

Speaking during a meeting in the village of Yenierenkoy to brief the people on the revised UN plan and a possible referendum, TRNC Prime Minister Dervis Eroglu said that the Annan plan was prepared with the aim of annihilating the Turkish Cypriots and he asked the people to take this reality into consideration while voting in a possible referendum.

Stressing that Annan plan is a part of a scenario, Prime Minister Eroglu drew attention to the fact that the UN plan was jointly prepared by the UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser for Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, and the British Special Envoy for Cyprus, Lord David Hannay, in cooperation with Greek and Greek Cypriot duo.

Prime Minister Eroglu said according to the UN plan, a new formation will be created under the title of "United Cyprus Federation" which will be the continuation of the "Republic of Cyprus".

Eroglu explained that the third plan is envisaging the return of all the Greek Cypriot refugees which means the return of 160 thousands of Greek Cypriots.

Explaining that Karpaz was left to the Turkish component state with the new plan while many parts of it were envisaged to be given to the Greek Cypriots, Eroglu said in the event of the implementation of the plan, around 55-60 thousands of Turkish Cypriot people will have to migrate which will also cause problems.

Pointing to the fact that in the event of the acceptance of the UN plan, the military contingent of Turkey will be limited by 6000 troops, Eroglu asked "is it possible to maintain the effective guarantee of Turkey under these circumstances."

The Turkish Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said that his government’s policy on the Cyprus issue has not changed. Yakis stressed that Turkey always supports a just and permanent solution to be found to the Cyprus issue.

Yakis reminded that his government has continued its contact with President Rauf Denktas after the European Union Copenhagen Summit in order to give a chance to the negotiations process.