It is a difficult and solemn task to address you at this event bestowing honour on Lieutenant General Tasos Markou. It is he, who has the right to judge us for everything we have done or failed to do, in defense of our homeland and national freedom, due to his accomplishments and ethos. [Read more…]

It gives me great pleasure to send my greetings to the Organization of the Islamic Conference. You meet at a difficult time for the international community. We face a crisis of collective security, and need to find our way to a system of rules that fully address today’s challenges – and that all countries respect. [Read more…]

Ambassador Holliday: Good Afternoon I’d like to just comment on a couple of briefings that we’ve received from Special Advisor Alvaro de Soto on the Cyprus issue and his good offices mission and also on a briefing that we received from Assistant Secretary General Hedi Annabi. [Read more…]

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to say a few words by way of introduction of the Secretary-General’s report on his good offices mission on Cyprus, which is before the Council in document S/2004/437 dated 28 May 2004. I will be brief, since the report is largely self-explanatory. [Read more…]

AKTINA TV: Mr. President I would like you to tell us what is your vision for Cyprus now, the day after the referenda and if you have a plan in place to accomplish your vision.

President: There can be no other vision for any leader in Cyprus other than to solve the Cyprus problem. I repeat again, the no vote of the Greek Cypriots was not a no vote for a solution. It was a rejection of this particular plan. [Read more…]

Introduction by Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public information:

Good morning everybody and I’ll really be very brief in my introduction. It’s wonderful to welcome again to the United Nations and to 226 the President of the Republic of Cyprus His Excellency Mr. Tassos Papadopoulos . [Read more…]

Elena Maroulleti (Aktina FM): Ambassador Mavroyiannis it is a great pleasure to have you on our program.  The decision of the Greek Cypriots to reject the UN Secretary General’s proposed plan during the April 24^th twin referenda in Cyprus was not well received by the United Nations, the United States and to some extend by the European Union. [Read more…]

This moment signals a momentous milestone in Cyprus’s history. It is the second most important historic landmark after the proclamation of the Republic of Cyprus 44 years ago. [Read more…]

Annan: “I should also say a few words about Cyprus . The vote by the Greek Cypriots to reject my proposals last Saturday was of course a great disappointment, since it means that Cyprus will not now enter the European Union as a reunited island. [Read more…]

Q: Will the UN play any future role?

SG: I think obviously we’re all very disappointed that the reunification efforts did not succeed. [Read more…]