The new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, will be received by the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, tomorrow at 11 am at the Presidential Palace.
The President of the Republic is expected to discuss with Mr. Stewart the efforts of the Greek Cypriot side to create a climate or conditions for the resumption of dialogue on the Cyprus issue as well as the next steps of the government for the adoption of substantial Confidence Building Measures for a creative dialogue.
It will be recalled that in his statements last Saturday in Limassol, President Anastasiades said that "we do not cease to act in every way to ensure the rights of the legitimate residents of the enclosed city of Famagusta and other areas".
In response to a question, he said that "from the very beginning of the announcement by the Turkish authorities and their settler Mr. Tatar about the invitation to resettle the residents, owners of the properties in the enclosed area, we had warned that this was a matter of course. Hence the small area, the so-called pilot area, which after it was determined that it did not fall within the area where EFKAB was illegally claiming ownership was given as a first measure, as a lure to attract Greek Cypriots to appeal to the Committee.
The acceptance of EFKAB as an interested party is but a reaffirmation of a decision issued earlier which held that EFKAB has ownership of the areas it claims in the enclosed area. Therefore caution is needed, despite sirens to the contrary today those who called and insisted for the legal occupants to appeal to a commission for alleged compensation or restitution of ownership of their properties are being disproved."
Asked whether the Government is concerned about this situation, he said that "because we are concerned, we do not cease to act in every way to safeguard the rights first of all of those covered by Resolutions 550 and 789 i.e. the owners and legal residents of the enclosed city and not only but also of the other areas. We are taking initiatives and we will continue to insist through the diplomatic channel to get justice."
Asked about the issue of appointing a special envoy of the UN Secretary General, the President said that "there is nothing new. You are well aware that we had accepted the position of the Secretary General, the refusal of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots also demonstrates who is responsible for the lack of dialogue, the wreckage of the talks from time to time. I hope that the efforts we are making will be successful."
He added that the terms of reference to be given should be such as to finally allow the creation of a climate or conditions for the resumption of dialogue in order to finally resume a dialogue that will lead us to a workable, viable solution always on the basis of the Summit Agreements and UN resolutions.
Asked what his next steps will be, the President said that "it will be to present a comprehensive proposal to the European Council on the need for Europe to take initiatives both for the solution of the Cyprus problem and for the adoption of a substantive MoU that will firstly restore real confidence and secondly pave the way for a new creative dialogue".
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