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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 01-01-08
From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>
Monday, 8 January 2001
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- [01] World Conference of Overseas Cypriot Youth approves resolution on the
Cyprus problem
[01] World Conference of Overseas Cypriot Youth approves resolution on the
Cyprus problem
The first World Conference of Overseas Cypriot Youth concluded its work in
Nicosia on 6 January 2001, with the participation of sixty delegates from
the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Greece, France,
South Africa and Egypt.
In a resolution adopted at the end of the conference, the delegates
underlined their strong support for a bizonal, bicommunal solution of the
Cyprus problem within the framework of the United Nations resolutions on
Cyprus.
Noting that the status quo in Cyprus is unacceptable and a threat to peace
and stability in the region, the delegates stressed that a Cyprus
settlement must exclude union in whole or in part with any other country or
any form of partition or secession.
The delegates supported the need for a just and viable solution of the
Cyprus problem, which safeguards the survival of the Cypriot people and the
reunification of the island under conditions of security and freedom for
all. This solution must be based on one State of Cyprus, with a single
sovereignty and international personality and a single citizenship and must
safeguard the restoration of human rights and basic freedoms of all its
citizens.
Condemning Turkey's effort to change the demographic character of the
island, its colonization of the occupied areas of Cyprus and the plundering
of the island's cultural heritage, the delegates called for the demilitarization
of Cyprus as a first step towards the overall solution of the Cyprus
problem. They also called for respect of the right of all the refugees to
return to their homes, and for the ascertainment of the fate of all missing
persons.
Finally, they urged the international community and especially the United
States, Britain and the European Union to exert pressure on Turkey to
abandon its intransigent policy on the Cyprus problem.
From the Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office (PIO) Server at http://www.pio.gov.cy/
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