The Municipality of Famagusta issues an announcement regarding the Cyprus issue and the Informal Tripartite Meeting.
This is the Announcement of the Municipality of Famagusta
The Municipality of Famagusta considers that based on the general negative climate created by the prolonged deadlock in the Cyprus issue, the realization of the informal tripartite meeting in New York is a positive step. However, he emphasizes that unwavering persistence is needed in the goal of the solution and the reunification of the island in order to be able to cultivate anew the hope for the future of our country.
In the seven years since the wreck of Crans Montana, occupying Turkey is creating new achievements on the ground with the focus of its aggression on Famagusta. Turkey and the Turkish nationalist leadership are taking advantage of the negotiation vacuum to advance the two-state solution, which they are trying to advance through the settlement of the landlocked Famagusta.
The Municipality of Famagusta welcomes the discussion on MoE which can act as an aid to the solution of the Cyprus problem and not as a substitute for it. We remind you that the most helpful MOU in the direction of creating a positive climate and which can act as a catalyst for the solution, would be the handover of the closed area of Famagusta to the UN.
As the Municipality of Famagusta we continue to work vigorously to strengthen the perspective of the solution that will bring peace, freedom and return to our beloved city. To this end, all opportunities to resume talks from where they were interrupted in 2017 must be exhausted. Hope must be restored and the Cyprus issue put back on track for a solution. This will be the guarantee to save Famagusta and return it to its rightful owners.