A World of Broken Promises > UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Report of the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on his mission of good offices in Cyprus, 28 May 2004, (S/2004/437):
" Summary: ... The decision of the Turkish Cypriots is to be welcomed. The Turkish Cypriot leadership and Turkey have made clear their respect for the wish of the Turkish Cypriots to reunify in a bicommunal, bizonal federation. The Turkish Cypriot vote has undone any rationale for pressuring and isolating them. I would hope that the members of the Council can give a strong lead to all States to cooperate both bilaterally and in international bodies, to eliminate unnecessary restrictions and barriers that have the effect of isolating the Turkish Cypriots and impeding their development - not for the purposes of affording recognition or assisting secession, but as a positive contribution to the goal of reunification..."
"90. … However, this (Turkish Cypriot) vote has undone whatever rationale might have existed for pressuring and isolating them. The rapid reaction of the European Union to the new situation was a welcome first step. I hope that the European Union will follow up these steps with further ones…
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