The idea that the Cyprus drawback continues to be “solvable”, expressed on Monday the Particular Consultant of the UN Secretary Common and Head of UNFICYP, Colin Stewart, on the reception on the event of the 60 years of the presence of the peacekeeping power in Cyprus. However to get there, he famous, political braveness is required, willingness to make troublesome choices, criticism and compromises.
Talking on the reception on the Ledra Palace Resort, Mr. Stewart mentioned, amongst different issues, that in the meanwhile, he sees a dim alternative within the Cyprus problem, noting that Greece and Turkey are going by way of a “friendlier second”, the Greek Cypriot chief is pushing actively for a brand new political course of “and for the primary time, in seven years, we now have a private envoy”.
With the substance having already been mentioned, and the convergences which were achieved, he famous “I imagine that the Cyprus drawback stays solvable”. “Nonetheless, to get there we want political braveness, a willingness to make troublesome choices, to criticize and to compromise,” he added.
Referring to the appointment of María Ángela Holguín Cuéjar because the UN Secretary-Common's private envoy, Mr Stewart mentioned that just about seven years after the newest talks in Crans Montana, the political course of had been renewed with this appointment, which mirrored as he mentioned, the Secretary-Common's continued dedication to help the 2 sides to discover a approach ahead.
Nonetheless, he famous, it is a chance that shouldn’t be missed. “It’s turning into more and more clear that point is working out because the house for a mutually acceptable answer narrows yearly,” he mentioned. We don't know, he added, whether or not or not there can be one other alternative if this one fails, noting that “we will't afford to attend and see what occurs.”
Addressing these current, Mr. Stewart mentioned that Ms. Holguín ought to have the ability to depend on the concerted efforts of all of them. Referring to the UN Secretary-Common's speech to the Common Meeting final 12 months, Mr Stewart mentioned that, “it reminded us that politics is compromise, that diplomacy is compromise, that efficient management is compromise”, that leaders have a duty to realize compromise in constructing a typical way forward for peace and prosperity for the frequent good. “This message couldn’t be extra related for Cyprus,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that the sixtieth anniversary of the presence of the United Nations in Cyprus, “is a tragic reminder to all of us that the Cyprus drawback has remained unresolved for too lengthy, regardless of all of the efforts which were made to discover a answer”.
Nonetheless, even when the talks have to this point failed to provide an answer, he added, that doesn’t imply that the work that has gone into the method over many years has been misplaced. As a substitute, every spherical of talks has introduced us a lot nearer to a settlement, he mentioned.
In closing, he talked about the murals by the visible artist Marina Genadievas, which was within the corridor particularly for the occasion and depicts the lifeless zone within the space of Mammari village. Mr. Stewart famous that this picture can also be a curtain, as he referred to as it, and the invisible line that forestalls us from crossing.
The reception was attended by, amongst others, the President of the Home of Representatives, Annita Dimitriou, Ambassadors of overseas international locations, UNFIKYP veterans, officers and members of civil society from each communities.
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