"Annan urged to revive talks on Cyprus reunification
www.chinaview.cn 2005-01-07 23:57:12
ANKARA, Jan. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- A group of non-governmental organizations in Turkish dominated Northern Cyprus wrote to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Friday, asking him to resume mediation in talks on reunifying Cyprus, Turkey's semi-official Anatolia News Agency reported.
The so-called Annan plan, which was aimed at letting Cyprus takepart in the European Union as a united rather than a divided state,was supported by the Turkish Cypriots but opposed by the Greek Cypriots in a referendum last year.
As a result, the Greek Cypriots dominant Republic of Cyprus in the south of the Mediterranean island officially joined the European Union in May last year, with Northern Cyprus dominated by Turkish Cypriots remaining outside the EU. "
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