The Cyprus Issue and the ABC peace plan.

 Cyprus- Stories of 74: How do you solve a problem like Cyprus? The story of the ABC peace plan.


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'After all, the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but truth.' Helene Deutsch The third installment of the trilogy of programs focuses on the stories of 1974 and its impact on the island of Cyprus. This episode focuses on the so-called ABC peace plan, which was hoped to finally solve the decades-old Cyprus Problem, four years after the island was divided between a Turkish north and a Greek south.


Fifty years after the events of 1974 and the issue of the Cyprus Problem continues. Was the ABC peace plan really the best opportunity to solve an issue impacting on the lives of Cypriots from both communities? Watch, read and you decide! The ABC Peace Plan of 1978. 12 Points of Plan Summarized from the NY Times (1978). Following is a summary of the 12-point plan for Cyprus negotiations:

- Cyprus will be a federal state divided into two regions, one populated mostly by Greeks and the other by Turks. No part of it can be united with any other state.


- The new constitutional structure of Cyprus will be based on the points of this plan and the negotiators will hold their talks on the basis of previous agreements, including the 1960 Constitution and pertinent United Nations resolutions.


- The federal constitution will provide for all basic rights, including those of movement and property.


- The federal government will have certain functions, such as foreign relations, defence, money and central banking, regional and foreign trade, communications, finance, customs, immigration and emigration and civil aviation. Other functions will rest with the two regions.

- The federal government includes the following: There will be a two house legislature, with the upper house evenly divided between Turks and Greeks and the lower house based on population; a law needs approval of both houses, but if the upper one rejects it, the lower house can overrule by a two‐thirds majority so long as 38 percent of each community's representatives vote for it; the president shall be from one community and the vice president from the other; they shall jointly pick the council of ministers, of which neither community can have less than 30 percent of the seats; the president and vice president can jointly veto any federal bill, but the veto can be overridden by two‐thirds majorities in both houses; a constitutional court shall consist of one Greek Cypriot, one Turkish Cypriot and one outsider; fair consideration should be given to naming civil servants.


- Regional governments shall be established, with each having executive and legislative branches.


- An agency will be set up to develop practical cooperation between the two regions.


- The territory to be controlled will be discussed in negotiations, taking into account economic productivity, viability, land ownership, security, population and history. The Turkish side will agree to significant geographic changes in favour of the Greek Cypriot side.


- Individuals who were forced to abandon property will be able to return; if they are unable to do so, their demands will be met.


- An imperative part of the agreement will be withdrawal of all non Cypriot military units, except for agreed contingents.


- A special fund will be established, financed by the federal government and administered jointly by the two regions. It will be used for development projects in regions of the republic that most need financial and social assistance.


- To create good will and solve humanitarian problems, the Varosha region will be resettled under United Nations auspices in stages during the negotiations. So how do you solve a problem like Cyprus?

Source: Morton Park FC

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