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The Annan Plan proposed the creation of the United Cyprus Republic, covering the island of Cyprus in its entirety. This new country was to be a federation of two states -- the Greek Cypriot State and the Turkish Cypriot State -- joined together by a minimal federal government apparatus.
This federal level, which was closely based on the Swiss federal model, would have incorporated the following elements:
The plan included a federal constitution, a string of constitutional and federal laws, and a proposal for a United Cyprus Republic flag and national anthem. It also provided for a Reconciliation Commission to bring the two communities closer together and resolve outstanding disputes from the past.
It would also have established a limited right to return between the territories of the two communities, and it would have allowed both Greece and Turkey to maintain a permanent military presence on the island, albeit with large, phased reductions in troop numbers.
In January 20022002 : January February March April May June July August September October November December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2002. See also Afghanistan timeline January 1-16, 2002 Afghanistan timeline January 17-31, 2002 January 29, 2002 Geo, direct talks under the auspices of Secretary-General Annan began between Republic of Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides (Greek community) and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf DenktashRauf Raif Denktash (in Turkish spelled Denktas born January 27 1924) is a Turkish Cypriot political leader. He is now in his fourth five-year term as President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Early Career He was born in Baf (in Greek Pa.
In November 20022002 : January February March April May June July August September October November December A timeline of events in the news for November, 2002. See also Israeli-Palestinian conflict War on Terrorism U. plan to invade Iraq Stock market downturn of 2002 C, Secretary-General Annan released a comprehensive plan for the resolution of the Cyprus issue. It was revised in early December. In the lead up to the European Union's December 20022002 : January February March April May June July August September October November December → A timeline of events in the news for December, 2002. See also Afghanistan timeline December 2002 December 31, 2002 United States troops get into a brief gu Copenhagen Summit, intensive efforts were made to gain both sides' signatures to the document prior to a decision on the island's EU membership. Neither side agreed to sign. The EU invited the Republic of Cyprus to join on 16 December 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom.
Following the Copenhagen Summit, the UN continued dialogue with the two sides with the goal of reaching a settlement prior to Cyprus's signature of the EU accession treaty on 16 April 2003. A third version of the Annan plan was put to the parties in February 2003. That same month the Secretary-General again visited the island and asked that both leaders agree to put the plan to referendum in their respective communities. Also in February 2003, Tassos Papadopoulos was elected as the fifth president of the Republic of Cyprus. On 10 March 2003, this most recent phase of talks collapsed in The Hague, Netherlands, when Denktash told the Secretary-General he would not put the Annan Plan to referendum.
In February 2004, Papadopoulos and Denktash accepted the Secretary-General's invitation to resume negotiations on a settlement on the basis of the Annan plan. After meeting with Annan in New York, talks began on-island on 19 February 2004. The two community leaders, Rauf Denktash and Tassos Papadopoulos, met nearly every day for negotiations facilitated by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Cyprus, Álvaro de Soto. In addition, numerous technical committees and subcommittees met in parallel in an effort to resolve outstanding issues. Negotiations concluded on 31 March, and the Secretary-General presented to the two sides a proposed final settlement.
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