We Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots youth have gathered here today from the highest mountain of our island for sending a strong message for peace and reunification. We, the representatives of different Organizations, call the youth from the one and the other side of the green line to join the ranks of a common struggle which will make our generation the one that will build the foundation of a reunified federal Cyprus without foreign troops and military bases.
Historically our island was a target of imperialist forces that aimed at using it as their basis that would serve their geostrategic interests in the wider region. Today, Cyprus is used for carrying out military operations of third states in our wider region, the promotion of their interests and not for the benefit of the people of Cyprus. Additionally, the effect on the environment of the military and surveillance systems which exist and function within the military bases is of great concern. Moreover –according to the recent revelations of Edward Snowden- they aim at the surveillance of millions of people around the world violating their individual rights and dignity. The anachronistic status of the foreign British bases is nothing more than a colonial legacy that needs to come to its termination.
At the same time, we declare that our priority is the solution of the Cyprus Problem. A solution that will set the Cypriots as masters of their own homeland far from foreign dependences. A solution of a bizonal bicommunal federation that will be based in the relevant UN resolutions, with political equality, with a single citizenship, single sovereignty and a single international personality. In this framework, we support the current negotiations process held by the leaders of the two communities.
It is a reality that the solution of the Cyprus Problem is urgent more than ever. Forty one years are too many and the division and unacceptable status quo are setting more obstacles on the ground and the consciousnesses of the people towards the goal of the achievement of a bizonal solution.
Thus, we call all of you today at this event to sing and dance with us and show the way towards a homeland of peace and prosperity. Let’s all join the struggle for a reunified Cyprus and a peaceful future!
Undersigning Organizations:
United Democratic Youth Organisation-EDON
Birleşik Kıbrıs Partisi (ΒΚP) Gençlik Meclisi
Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi (CTP) Gençlik Örgütü
Toplumcu Demokrasi Partisi (TDP) Gençlik Örgütü
Troodos, 31st of January 2016