Ending usurpation of Greek Cypriot properties in the Turkish occupied areas as a crucial confidence-building measure to enhance the solution of the Cyprus problem was discussed on Wednesday by representatives of Greek and Turkish Cypriot political parties, who met in Ledra Palace in Nicosia UN buffer zone, under the auspices of the Embassy of the Slovak Republic.
According a joint communiqué adopted by the parties, the representatives expressed their opinions on the topic proposed by the hosting Cyprus Green Party ‘Ending usurpation of the Greek Cypriot properties as a crucial confidence-building measure to enhance the solution to the Cyprus problem’.
They discussed various aspects of the topic as a main issue which, as continued, affects fundamental human rights, tends to eliminate restitution – namely, as one of the agreed remedies for the property issue, thus deteriorating the nature of the solution to the Cyprus problem and the daily life of all Cypriots.
Leaders and the representatives of the parties
also “joined their voices to encourage the leaders of the two communities to proceed with a resumption of the negotiations towards the peaceful and sustainable solution to the Cyprus problem within the UN framework and resolutions, the European acquis and the international law.”
The next meeting of the leaders and representatives of the political parties will be hosted by the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Nicosia on 23 October 2024 with the guest speaker the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP, Colin Stewart.
It is noted that the Turkish Cypriot Democratic Party opted out from the process of adopting the joint communiqué.
Source: Cyprus News Agency