With reference to the recent statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Mr Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to the UN that Turkey considers the “federal project no longer sustainable” and “promotes a two-state settlement based on equal sovereignty” instead, we would like to remind all parties involved in the Cyprus problem that it is ultimately the Cypriot communities who will have the final say in deciding their own future.
As the UN Senior Official Jane Holl Lute arrives on the island to explore the prospects for a resumption of negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem, we call on compatriots to take stock of the direction in which we are heading.
On Sunday, Turkish Cypriots marched again, protested the intervention of Turkey in their affairs. Some protesters carried banners #NoPicnicOverPain while the police stopped those who tried to walk to the Turkish embassy. As a reaction to roadblocks, protesters shouted "Block Erdoğan not people".
Police had banned all protests for Sunday but the protest still went ahead. Various organisations supported the event and UniteCyprusNow activists also joined the march. The march ended without any incidents.
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UniteCyprusNow is now launching ONLINE "UCN Activist Basic Training" program in order to reach out all interested people in being a peace activist under the UCN banner. The trainings are designed to empower activists about the peace process in Cyprus as well as the vision, mission and activities of UniteCyprusNow movement.
As a part of its #NoPicnicOverPain campaign, UniteCyprusNow released a new video underlining the unity of Cypriots from both sides of the divide against the suggested provocative picnic that is planned to take place in Varosha during the visit of Turkish President Mr.R.T.Erdoğan on the 15th of November 2020.
