Mr. N. Anastassiades
President of the Republic of Cyprus
PETITION IN SUPPORT OF THE REUNIFICATION OF CYPRUS
We, the undersigned citizens of the Republic of Cyprus,
BECAUSE WE CONSIDER THAT:
WE APPEAL TO YOU:
To do whatever is necessary to secure a positive course and a successful outcome of the negotiation process, in order to reach an agreed solution of the Cyprus problem that entails the transformation of the Republic of Cyprus into a bicommunal bizonal federation, with political equality and effective participation of the two communities, as provided by the Resolutions of the Security Council. The basis of such an agreement must be the Joint Declaration of 11 February 2014, the convergences attained so far in the negotiation process and the Framework of the Secretary General of the United Nations of 30 June 2017 with its six parameters.
It is understood that:
We anticipate that the opportunities generated by the current developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, concerning the exploitation of natural resources, will be utilised in a manner that would serve the superior goal of resolving the Cyprus problem, rather than the other way round.
Furthermore, we could agree that, post-solution, natural gas could be channeled to its ultimate destination via Turkey, while the issue of the delineation of the EEZ between Cyprus and Turkey is referred to a competent international arbitration court.
We wish to underline the need to take all the necessary practical measures, which would facilitate and promote the independence of the Turkish Cypriots from Turkey. In this respect, we should seek to regain their trust. This goal can be attained by catering for their needs, their fears and their concerns in our proposals for the resolution of the Cyprus problem and by addressing, in practical terms, their day-to-day problems.
In conclusion, we believe that our side must approach the negotiations with a commitment to the idea that a solution must and can be reached. If, despite our honest and genuine efforts, the attainment of this goal proves unfeasible, we will at least be able to clearly demonstrate that the obstacle in reaching an agreement is Turkey, thus mitigating the adverse consequences of such an undesirable development.
WE WISH TO ASSURE YOU THAT we will wholeheartedly support the efforts exerted in reaching a solution, as hereby described.
April 2021
The first signatories to the Petition are listed below (in alphabetical order):
Acniotis Haris
Adilinis Lefteris
Afxentiou Costas
Anastasiades Pavlos
Anastassiou Christos
Andreou Tryphonas
Angastiniotis Christodoulos
Apostolides Meletis
Bargilly Andy
Bishop Vassilios
Charalambous Andreas
Charalambous Charalambos M.
Charalambous Pambos
Charalambous Sotiroula
Christodoulides George
Christou Andreas
Clerides Katie
Clerides Marios
Clerides Petros
Clerides Sofronis
Constantinides Anna
Constantinides Savvas
Constantinou Costas M.
Danielides Yiannos
Demetriades Achilleas
Demetriou Alexis
Demetriou Demetris
Demetriou Haris
Demetriou Themos
Dikaios Sandro
Diogenous Anna
Dracou Stefi
Efstathiou George
Eliades Demetris
Eliades Marios
Ellinas Charles
Epiphaniou Phanos
Fialas Costas
Gabrielides Alexandros
Galanos Christos
Galanou Alexandra
Gavrielides Eleonora
Georgallis Costas
Georghadji Chrystalla
Hadjidemetriou Takis
Hadjigeorgiou Takis
Hadjihambi Habibi Celia
Hadjihambis Demetrios
Iacovides Kyriacos
Iacovou Pavlos
Iakovou Maria
Ierodiaconou Leontios
Ioannou C. Yiannos
Ioannou Flora
Ioannou Pitta Despo
Ioannou Simos
Ionides Andrea
Iosifidis Alexandros
Jacovides Agni
Joannides Marios
Josephides-Agapiou Kalliopi
Kalavana Theano
Kalopsidiotou Stavri
Karageorgis Nicolas
Karayiannis Andros
Karayiannis Andros
Karoullas Nicos
Kasoulides Ioannis
Kazakos Thomas
Kazamias Kikis
Kleopas Myrna
Kleopas Yiangos
Kozakou-Marcoullis Erato
Larkou Larkos
Lefas John
Lefkaritis Dinos
Liatsos Michael
Loizides Neophytos
Lordos Akis
Lordos-Ionides Areti
Mahdessian Kevork
Malas Stavros
Mandrides Stelios
Marangou Anna
Markides Alecos ⴕ
Maroudias Nicolaos P.
Mastri Christoforidou Emilia
Matsis Andreas
Matsis Symeon
Mavrommatis Manthos
Mavroudis George
Mesaritis Nikos
Michaelides George
Mitsides Christos
Montanios (Eric) Eleftherios
Montanios Acis
Montanios Adamos
Mylonas Charalambos
Nemitsas Takis
Neocleous Gaston
Nicolaou Argyro
Pachis George
Panayiotides Christos P.
Papa Ioli
Papadopoulos Kyriacos D.
Papapetrou Demetris
Papapetrou Michalis
Papathomas August
Papavassiliou Christakis Prodromou
Papavassiliou Chrysostomos
Pappa Xenia
Paralikis Andreas
Pavlou Christakis
Pavlou Pavlos
Peristianis Nicos
Petrides Petros
Phitidis Sophie
Pierides Demetrios
Pierides Kyriakos
Pilides Phidias
Pissarides Christoforos
Pourgouras Andreas
Pourgourides Christos
Psaltis Charis
Rolandis Nicos
Samatas Panos
Sarris Alkis
Sarris Michalis
Savvides Eleni
Savvides Nayia
Savvides Savvas
Shakallis Loizos
Sierifis Mihalis
Stratis Socrates
Stylianou Athos
Stylianou Danae
Stylianou Olympia
Stylianou Stelios
Stylianou Stelios T.
Syrimis G. Nicos
Theodoulou Christos
Theodoulou Othon
Thoukidides Thoukis
Toumazis Yiannis
Tsielepis Toumazos
Valanidou Christina
Vassiliou Androulla
Vassiliou Giorgos
Yiangou Christos
Zannettos Chrysanthos
Zavallis Lakis