POLITICS
CYPRUS REFERENDUM: COUNCIL OF EUROPE SECRETARY GENERAL DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED
“After 30 years of division, the dream of a reunited Cyprus before May 1 is not going to come true. This is indeed a big disappointment” he said. “As the Secretary General of a pan-European organization I can only regret that a golden opportunity has been missed. However, we must respect the will of Greek Cypriot voters, who evidently felt that the Plan was not good enough”.
“But I am not discouraged. We must now move beyond frustration. Much has been achieved in recent months, from the opening of the Green Line to the holding of intense negotiations. The outcome of the referendum in the northern part of the island has at least achieved the ending of the moral isolation of the Turkish Cypriots. I am confident that the international community will now ensure that they will not suffer unduly from the rejection of the UN Plan, contrary to their wishes” Mr. Schwimmer