Summary of 🇨🇾 Cyprus - President Addresses United Nations General Debate, 76th Session (English) | #UNGA

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In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, the president of Cyprus discusses the current state of the region, including the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, and the need for regional cooperation. He also touches on the importance of upholding international humanitarian laws, specifically with regards to women and minority rights. Finally, he speaks about the need to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorism or a gateway for organized crime.

• 00:00:00 The president of Cyprus addresses the UN General Assembly, highlighting the increasing gap between words and deeds, and the resulting human rights violations and conflicts. He requests the General Assembly to address regional disputes, and to take measures to protect human rights.
• 00:05:00 The president of Cyprus addresses the United Nations General Debate, emphasizing the need for reforms in order to make the United Nations more effective. He points to the ongoing occupation of Cyprus by Turkey, the displacement of Cypriot citizens, and the destruction of cultural heritage. He also points to the Turkish Cypriots' ownership of only a fraction of the island's land, and the continued violence and displacement perpetrated by the Turkish military. He calls on the UN to take more decisive action to resolve the Cyprus problem.
• 00:10:00 In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the problems regarding maritime boundaries between Cyprus and Turkey should be resolved through the framework of international law. Erdogan also stated that Turkey refuses to ratify and depart by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which codifies relevant customer international law. Erdogan's proclamation of a purported cessation of hostilities has been considered invalid by the security council and has been called for its reversal by states and the international community.
• 00:15:00 The Cypriot president addresses the United Nations General Debate, expressing concern about the rights of Greece and the interference of Turkey in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He notes that all internal elements of the six-point framework proposed by the UN Secretary General in September were almost resolved, but the unsuccessful outcome is due to Turkey's inflexible stance and insistence on maintaining the anachronistic treaty of guarantee. The Cypriot and Turkish leaders reach a joint understanding on November 25, 2019, reaffirming the principles guiding the resumption of negotiations.
• 00:20:00 Cyprus President, Christodoulos Christofides, addressed the United Nations General Debate, 76th Session, discussing the appropriate balance between the enhancement of the constituent state's essential role and the unhindered functioning of the state, as well as flagging his willingness to consider the option of a parliamentary system with a ceremonial head of state and rotating prime minister. He also extended an invitation to the Turkish Cypriots to rejoin the state institutions established by the 1960 Republic of Cyprus, fully implementing mutations Nutantis. This proposal should also be assessed in conjunction with the package of game-changing win-win confidence-building measures proposed last December, which regrettably were rejected by the Turkish Cypriots.
• 00:25:00 The President of Cyprus addresses the United Nations General Debate,76th Session, discussing the current state of the region, including the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, and the need for regional cooperation. He also touches on the importance of upholding international humanitarian laws, specifically with regards to women and minority rights. Finally, he speaks about the need to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorism or a gateway for organized crime.