Soviet Union 1991

Text Chapter 574: Annan Plan

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Primakov and Mario finally reached an unequal treaty. The United Cypriot Army and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus immediately stopped the war and conflict, and the UN peacekeeping force will enter Morfu and Lefka to maintain peace.

After just four weeks of war and conflict, the situation has changed a lot. The Cypriot army, which was beaten in the last war, pushed the border line northward this time. After the conflict began, the non-intervention of the United Nations also made the Greek and Turkish regimes race against time to occupy the areas that the United Nations originally intended to maintain peace.

This conflict also involved the issue of borders. In 1974, the Greek and Turkish tribes drew a narrow no-man's land from east to west in the middle of Cyprus, which was called the Green Line. Cyprus has since been divided into north and south. The Green Line starts from Famagusta in the east and ends in Morfu in the west, running across the entire island and passing through the capital Nicosia. It is more than 200 kilometers long and is set up in sections by the Greek and Turkish tribes and the UN peacekeeping force. However, the green line no longer exists, and the renegotiation also involves the issue of border demarcation.

Famagusta has fallen into the hands of Cyprus, and the northern part of Kosinia has been completely recovered. The front line actually controlled by the Cyprus Joint Army has become the de facto border, and the original green line has moved upwards. The border that Turkish Prime Minister Ecevit painstakingly created has completely fallen into the hands of Cyprus. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus can only relocate its capital to a city further north to settle down.

At the beginning, the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Rauf Latif Denktash, strongly opposed the peace plan. He believed that this was a violation of the territorial integrity of the Turkish people, and hoped to continue to promote the development of the war and counterattack the Cypriot National Army. However, reality no longer allows the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to be willful. After accepting a large number of second-hand tanks from the Soviet Union, the Cyprus Joint Army created the illusion of a large number of armored forces pressing the line on the confrontation green line. It seems that once the war breaks out, the Cyprus National Guard, supported by Greece and the Soviet Union, will spread the flames of war to the northern part. Cyprus is not unprepared at the moment, and war is always ready.

This sleight of hand has been extremely successful. Turkey is already at the end of its strength. Mario withdrew from the Aegean dispute for the sake of the overall situation, and hinted that Turkey has gained enough benefits and should not think about trying to provoke the dispute again. Facing the Cypriot joint army armed to the teeth by the Soviet Red Army, Maziel did not have the courage and foundation to die with honor for a while.

The current situation can only be negotiated. Both sides sat down. Clerides and Denktash, one supporting the Greeks to unify Cyprus, and the other supporting the Turkish split regime, the two leaders who are as hostile as fire and water sat together. Of course, this is an era where whoever has the stronger fist speaks. Although it is a bilateral meeting, in fact, not much progress has been made.

The Soviet Union has withdrawn its forces from Cyprus. For Yanaev, all his goals have been achieved. Their army in Cyprus made a lot of money and obtained the right to build an air force base. In the end, the whole situation favored the Soviet Union. This was another great victory. The Soviet Union found a foothold in the Aegean Sea and could cooperate with the Syrian military base. At that time, the global deployment and combat capability of the Soviet army would be greatly improved.

However, a plan proposed by UN Secretary-General Annan at this time aroused Yanayev's vigilance. UN Secretary-General Annan proposed to combine the northern and southern halves of Cyprus in a confederation-like form similar to Switzerland to form the United Republic of Cyprus. Both sides maintain independence and sovereignty, but in name it is a unified country. However, in order to successfully reform this plan, both the north and the south need to agree to this proposal in referendums held simultaneously but separately. This is a plan submitted by the United Nations for the peaceful development of Cyprus.

Annan proposed a similar plan in 2004, but the actual voting result was that the residents of northern Cyprus generally accepted the Annan plan and passed the proposal with a rate of 64.9%, but on the contrary, the Greek community in southern Cyprus strongly opposed the proposal, casting a high of 75.83% of the votes against it, and the Annan plan failed. The reason why the Greek community and the government opposed it was that they believed that the content of the Annan plan continued the spirit of the constitution originally formulated by the United Kingdom and tended to protect the rights and interests of the Turks.

This plan was recognized by the United States and Turkey. As long as the government is not controlled by the Greeks, they are willing to form a coalition government. After all, they believe that they are the vested interests of this land.

However, in order to add an insurance, Yanayev still called Clerides, suggesting that he secretly resisted the Annan plan proposed by the United Nations and did not want to achieve a coalition government-style unification.

Yanayev said to Clerides, "The Annan Plan is nothing more than a compromise product to prevent the unification of Cyprus. They are trying to protect the actual interests of the Turks and prevent the Greeks from liberating the entire Cyprus country. Do you understand what I mean? President Clerides. Only weapons and strong military strength are the only guarantee for the Cypriot people to protect their rights and interests. Didn't you see that the Turkish army has been retreating under the attack on Cyprus? Do the Greeks want to see their territory always in the hands of the Turks? I think they definitely don't want to, so stand up and resist Turkey's tyranny. Freedom belongs to you."

Yanayev repeatedly brainwashed the Turks, comparing the Cyprus Joint Forces to the original Spartan warriors and freedom fighters who resisted the tyrants. Now the northern regime is trying to control your evil dictatorship again and unify the country.

"But... this is a proposal from the United Nations. If we don't comply, the whole world will have reasons to blame us." Clerides hesitated and said, "If I do this, it will be difficult for me as the president. The pressure from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be even greater."

"But based on the spirit of democracy and self-determination, you have reason to oppose this resolution." Yanayev said, "As long as you use the news media to misinterpret this proposal to the public, then naturally there will be fewer people voting in favor."

Clerides was puzzled, "Misinterpret? How to misinterpret the proposal of the United Nations? This is a proposal in black and white."

In Cyprus, where extreme nationalism has the upper hand in public opinion, it is not difficult to distort the true meaning of something. When everyone believes that Cyprus belongs to Greece, otherwise how could the Bosnian Serbs have persisted for so many years under the UN air strikes.

The ethnic hatred accumulated over the years can make a nation unprecedentedly united and high-spirited.

Yanayev gave Clerides a suggestion, "The United Nations has put forward a proposal that has always been favorable to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, continuing the spirit of the constitution formulated by the United Kingdom. It deeply violates the interests of the Greek people. Therefore, the government has widely publicized the insidious practices of the United Nations and called on the people to seek an agreement that can better protect the interests of the Greek ethnic group."

On the surface, Greece is announcing to the people the irrationality of this proposal, but in fact it is inciting the people to resist this UN proposal and fight for the freedom and unity of Greece. Under the exaggeration of extreme patriotism, the failure of the Annan plan is also reasonable, and Yanayev is just going with the flow.

After all, if a coalition government is established, Cyprus will not need to provide an air force military base for the Soviet Union. This is undoubtedly a huge blow to the Soviet Union's strategic deployment.

"I understand, General Secretary Yanayev. I know what to do." Clerides said.

"President Clerides, don't be impatient." Yanayev said with a smile, "Cyprus will definitely be unified in the future, the Greeks will be expelled back to their own Asia Minor, and you will be the ultimate winner." (To be continued.)

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