ANNAN’S REPORT : "TURKISH CYPRIOTS WANT PEACE"

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan stressing that it was not appropriate time for appointing a full-time representative to Cyprus, who would carry out the good offices mission in order to find a solution to the Cyprus issue, said the Chief of UNFICYP Mission Zbigniew Wlosowicz would continue to his duty as his Special Representative and hold high level meetings with the sides.

Secretary General said, however, in the forthcoming periods, high level authorities from UN would also continue to their contacts with the sides in order to take some soundings.

Secretary General Kofi Annan submitted his last report on Cyprus to the UN Security Council on June 6, 2005. The Secretary General’s report was published as a UN document. In the report while important issues were taken up, it was stressed that the "Turkish Cypriot Leadership and Turkey have repeated their call to resume the negotiations to find a solution to the Cyprus issue within the framework of the comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue (Annan Plan)". The report also referred to the referendum on the Plan and reminded that the Turkish Cypriots have accepted the plan and the Greek Cypriots refused.

Secretary General Annan in his report pointing out that the Presidential elections on April, in the north, had shown that Mehmet Ali Talat had became the undebatable Leader, stressed that the election results indicated that the Turkish Cypriots were continuing to their peaceful commitment on the Cyprus issue.

Pointing out that the benefits of EU membership to Cyprus were obvious, Annan said however, membership also caused new court cases and conflicts on property issues.In the report it was stated that: " the increase of court cases on property issues is a big threat to individual relations and to conciliation process… Property issue is a very sensitive issue and only a permanent settlement can found a solution to it."