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Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, 2004
A referendum on the Annan Plan was held in the Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on 24 April 2004. The two communities were asked whether they approved of the fifth revision of the United Nations proposal for reuniting the island, which had been divided since 1974. While it was approved by 65% of Turkish Cypriots, it was rejected by 76% of Greek Cypriots. Turnout for the referendum was high at 89% among Greek Cypriots and 87% among Turkish Cypriots, which was taken as indicative of great interest in the issue on the part of the electorates.
Background
The referendum had originally been planned for 21 April, until the UN planners realised it was the anniversary of the coup in Athens in 1967, which "set off the chain of events that led to the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974...".
Campaign
Republic of Cyprus
Political leaders in the Republic of Cyprus and Greece strongly opposed the plan. Tassos Papadopoulos, president of the Republic of Cyprus, spoke out against the plan in a speech broadcast live on television. Two days before the referendums, Cyprus's biggest party, Progressive Party of Working People, decided to reject the Annan Plan. Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis decided to maintain a "neutral" position over the plan, but opposition leader George Papandreou of PASOK urged Cypriots to vote in favour, also because the plan had been promoted by his political party while it was still in power and Papandreou had been the Foreign Minister at the time, and had claimed both communities were ready for "a final common agreement". Nevertheless, opinion polls conducted in the Republic of Cyprus over the entire period of the negotiations from start to finish had always shown around 80% opposition to the proposals. Greek Cypriots have not voted uniformly on the Annan Plan. Their voting behaviour was strongly depended on their partisanship and their location.
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Annan Plan Referendum in Cyprus April 2004
CYSO ISCHYS' publication 'The Days that Shocked Cyprus' details the communication campaigns employed by the YES and NO sides during the Annan Plan pre-referendum period in Cyprus, in April 2004. This video is the official promoter of that publication (www.isxys.org)-(c)2006-2008 CYSO ISCHYS
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Greek Cypriots ahead of crucial referendum
(23 Apr 2004) Nicosia 1. Countdown clock for Cyprus to enter the European Union 2. Man fixing papers on newspaper stand 3. Various front pages from daily papers 4. Cyprus Mail headline reading: "Hate and fear on the streets" 5. People in street 6. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Voxpop: "I will vote yes because I want a solution and I want to satisfy those who will go back." 7. Various stickers reading "OXI" (Greek for "NO") on car 8. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Voxpop: "I will vote no because the Annan (UN) plan is not okay." 9. Various "OXI" stickers on sign identifhing landmarks 10. Pan up from Cyprus flag to poster reading: "Those who vote ''no'': the dominant Cypriot people" at bottom; "Those who vote ''yes''" on top; pictures of political leaders including Tony Blair and George Bush. ...
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Annan presents UN Cyprus plan
(1 Apr 2004) 1. Various of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan walking into room 2. Pan across delegates 3. Annan seated 4. Media, pans to delegates and Annan seated 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates) "You now have before you a final text reviewed and amended overnight and again today. I have written to each of you a letter outlining the procedure in order for separate simultaneous referenda to be held on both sides in Cyprus on the 24th of April and I hope for a reunited Cyprus to accede to the European Union on the first of May. 6. Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis seated with Greek delegation 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates) "Thi...
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Cypriots prepare to vote in poll that could lead to unity
(12 Dec 2003) 1. Zoom in on Nicosia 2. Sign saying the last divided capital in English, French, German 3. Shot of bar called "Check Point Charlie" 4. Greek flag and Turkish flag 5. People crossing border 6. Various, Rauf Denktash, northern Cypriot leader, sitting at desk 7. Walking shot, Ali Erel, Leader, Solution and EU Party 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ali Erel, Leader, Solution and EU Party "On the contrary - after 23rd of April the will or expectation of the people for a solution is increased with travelling and going to the other side, and university graduates working in construction in the South is not making people happier." 9. Tilt down, street in Northern Nicosia 10. Woman looking at posters 11. Man picking up newspaper 12. Panning shot, exterior of news agency 13. V...
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President Bush urges support for UN Cyprus plan
(2 Apr 2004) 1. White House spokesman Scott McClellan walks in 2. Cutaway of reporters 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary: "The president discussed the Cyprus settlement presented by Secretary General (Kofi) Annan yesterday, with the Secretary General this morning, the Greek Prime Minister (Kostas) Karamanlis, and Turkish Prime Minister (Tayyip) Erdogan. The leaders agreed that Secretary General Annan''s plan outlines a compromise in which no party receives everything it seeks but meets the core interests of all parties." 4. Cutaway of photographers 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary: "The fate of this historic agreement is now in the hands of the Cypriot people who will vote on the settlement in referanda on both ...
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Annan says talks to reunify Cyprus collapse
(11 Mar 2003) 1. Wide shot building where talks took place 2. Turkish Cypriot President, Rauf Denktash, arrives and goes into building, not answering questions from reporters 3. Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos arrives and says he does not know how the talks will turn out 4. Kofi Annan , UN Secretary General arrives and goes in 5. Various of Denktash and Papadopoulos and Annan at talks 6. Papadopoulos leaving the talks early 7. Wide shot Alvaro de Soto, Special Envoy to Cyprus sitting down at news conference 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alvaro de Soto, Special Envoy to Cyprus (reading out Annan's statement) "Mr. Denktash answered that he was not prepared to put the plan to referendum. He said he had fundamental objections to the plan on basic points. He believed t...
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan holds talks on Cyprus, Iraq
(24 Feb 2003) 1. Mid shot reporters 2. Wide shot car arriving at exterior of Justice and Development party headquarters carrying UN Secretary General Kofi Annan 3. Annan walks into building ruling party headquarters 4. Mid shot Annan 5. Various Annan at briefing with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the governing Justice and Development Party 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN General Secretary: "On Iraq, we both share the view that Iraq must disarm and must honour its obligations to the security council, and do it urgently and speedily. We also are agreed that the security council should work together and should find a way forward. And we believe that even at this stage war is not inevitable." 7. Cutaway reporters 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN General Secretary: ...
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ANNAN PLAN ALIVE
Shot 04/10/2012. KOFI ANNAN, UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY TO SYRIA talks about the situation in Syria KOFI ANNAN, UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY TO SYRIA SOT ANNAN - I think the plan is very much alive.. if you want to take it off the table what do you replace it with?. To License This Clip, Click Here: http://collection.cnn.com/content/clip/370017_718.do
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POISON - PART A
Poison is a political documentary researched and written by Makarios Drousiotis and directed by George Sycallides. It examines the way President Tassos Papadopoulos negotiated the proposed Anan plan for a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem between the years 2003-2004 and how the Greek Cypriot community was poised with phobia and insecurity before the referendum.
published: 28 Jul 2018 -
UN brokered Cyprus talks continue
(30 Mar 2004) 1. Spokesperson for Greek Foreign Minister, Giorgios Koumoutsakos, speaking to Greek Government spokesperson Theodoros Rousopoulos near car outside 2. Close up of Greek flag on front of car 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Giorgios Koumoutsakos, Spokesperson for Greek Foreign Minister: "Our experts they are studying it (the document) and from this first reading we can say that there are some clear concerns." 4. Cutaway Koumoutsakos talking to man 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Giorgios Koumoutsakos, Spokesperson for Greek Foreign Minister: "Prime Minister Caramanlis, Prime Minister of Greece, had a phone call with President Bush half an hour ago and he also met with the (EU) Commissioner Mr Verhoeven. And in the next hours or days there will definitely be a meeting between Mr Carama...
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Annan Plan Referendum in Cyprus April 2004
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CYSO ISCHYS' publication 'The Days that Shocked Cyprus' details the communication campaigns employed by the YES and NO sides during the Annan Plan pre-referendu...
CYSO ISCHYS' publication 'The Days that Shocked Cyprus' details the communication campaigns employed by the YES and NO sides during the Annan Plan pre-referendum period in Cyprus, in April 2004. This video is the official promoter of that publication (www.isxys.org)-(c)2006-2008 CYSO ISCHYS
https://wn.com/Annan_Plan_Referendum_In_Cyprus_April_2004
CYSO ISCHYS' publication 'The Days that Shocked Cyprus' details the communication campaigns employed by the YES and NO sides during the Annan Plan pre-referendum period in Cyprus, in April 2004. This video is the official promoter of that publication (www.isxys.org)-(c)2006-2008 CYSO ISCHYS
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Greek Cypriots ahead of crucial referendum
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(23 Apr 2004)
Nicosia
1. Countdown clock for Cyprus to enter the European Union
2. Man fixing papers on newspaper stand
3. Various front pages from dail...
(23 Apr 2004)
Nicosia
1. Countdown clock for Cyprus to enter the European Union
2. Man fixing papers on newspaper stand
3. Various front pages from daily papers
4. Cyprus Mail headline reading: "Hate and fear on the streets"
5. People in street
6. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Voxpop:
"I will vote yes because I want a solution and I want to satisfy those who will go back."
7. Various stickers reading "OXI" (Greek for "NO") on car
8. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Voxpop:
"I will vote no because the Annan (UN) plan is not okay."
9. Various "OXI" stickers on sign identifhing landmarks
10. Pan up from Cyprus flag to poster reading: "Those who vote ''no'': the dominant Cypriot people" at bottom; "Those who vote ''yes''" on top; pictures of political leaders including Tony Blair and George Bush.
11. Pan from "no" sign on car to "yes" sign on party building
On highway between Nicosia and Larnaca
12. Various of workers on bilboard reading: "Yes to the return of refugees" and then being cut down
Pyla
13. Pan from mosque minaret to Orthodox church
14. Sign reading "school" in Greek, Turkish and English
15. Man unloading voting booths outside school
16. Various of man setting up voting booths
17. Set up shot of Stavros Stavrou, Secretary of the Village Council of Pyla
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Stavros Stavrou, Secretary of the Village Council of Pyla:
"No major problems actually. They live together. Anxious to see the results of the referendum."
19. Polling station being set up
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Stavros Stavrou, Secretary of the Village Council of Pyla:
"The religious services and education services are exercised in different places. They don''t mix up together in these two places. Where they actually mix up is at work, working together, whether this has to do with the tourism industry or with construction companies. That''s where you can see people from both communities actually mixing up togther."
21. Turkish Cypriot school preparing for school celebration
22. Pan from Greek coffee shop to Turkish coffee shop
23. Wide of main square
STORYLINE:
Campaigning for and against a UN plan to end the 30-year division of Cyprus ahead of its May 1 entry into the European Union eased on Friday.
Separate referendums are to be held on Saturday in the Greek Cypriot south and the Turkish Cypriot north.
If either side rejects it, EU laws and benefits will apply only to the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot south of the island.
Support is weak among Greek Cypriots, with polls indicating that the UN plan will not be accepted.
However, polls have indicated Turkish Cypriots - who face difficulty traveling because their passports aren''t recognised and are economically far worse off than their Greek Cypriot neighbours - will vote in favour of the plan.
Many signs reading "yes" and "no" that supported or rejected the plan remained around town.
But others - especially on highways - were taken down.
In Pyla, the only significant mixed town on the island, workers were busy setting up a polling station at the Greek Cypriot school.
At the same time people at the town''s Turkish Cypriot school - that will also serve as a polling station - prepared for a celebration in the schoolyard.
Pyla, a town of 900 Greek Cypriots and 500 Turkish Cypriots, has often been seen as a model for coexistence if Cyprus is unified following the referendum.
The secretary of the village council, Stavros Stavrou, said that there is no problem living together; Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots have always lived interspersed throughout Pyla.
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https://wn.com/Greek_Cypriots_Ahead_Of_Crucial_Referendum
(23 Apr 2004)
Nicosia
1. Countdown clock for Cyprus to enter the European Union
2. Man fixing papers on newspaper stand
3. Various front pages from daily papers
4. Cyprus Mail headline reading: "Hate and fear on the streets"
5. People in street
6. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Voxpop:
"I will vote yes because I want a solution and I want to satisfy those who will go back."
7. Various stickers reading "OXI" (Greek for "NO") on car
8. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Voxpop:
"I will vote no because the Annan (UN) plan is not okay."
9. Various "OXI" stickers on sign identifhing landmarks
10. Pan up from Cyprus flag to poster reading: "Those who vote ''no'': the dominant Cypriot people" at bottom; "Those who vote ''yes''" on top; pictures of political leaders including Tony Blair and George Bush.
11. Pan from "no" sign on car to "yes" sign on party building
On highway between Nicosia and Larnaca
12. Various of workers on bilboard reading: "Yes to the return of refugees" and then being cut down
Pyla
13. Pan from mosque minaret to Orthodox church
14. Sign reading "school" in Greek, Turkish and English
15. Man unloading voting booths outside school
16. Various of man setting up voting booths
17. Set up shot of Stavros Stavrou, Secretary of the Village Council of Pyla
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Stavros Stavrou, Secretary of the Village Council of Pyla:
"No major problems actually. They live together. Anxious to see the results of the referendum."
19. Polling station being set up
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Stavros Stavrou, Secretary of the Village Council of Pyla:
"The religious services and education services are exercised in different places. They don''t mix up together in these two places. Where they actually mix up is at work, working together, whether this has to do with the tourism industry or with construction companies. That''s where you can see people from both communities actually mixing up togther."
21. Turkish Cypriot school preparing for school celebration
22. Pan from Greek coffee shop to Turkish coffee shop
23. Wide of main square
STORYLINE:
Campaigning for and against a UN plan to end the 30-year division of Cyprus ahead of its May 1 entry into the European Union eased on Friday.
Separate referendums are to be held on Saturday in the Greek Cypriot south and the Turkish Cypriot north.
If either side rejects it, EU laws and benefits will apply only to the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot south of the island.
Support is weak among Greek Cypriots, with polls indicating that the UN plan will not be accepted.
However, polls have indicated Turkish Cypriots - who face difficulty traveling because their passports aren''t recognised and are economically far worse off than their Greek Cypriot neighbours - will vote in favour of the plan.
Many signs reading "yes" and "no" that supported or rejected the plan remained around town.
But others - especially on highways - were taken down.
In Pyla, the only significant mixed town on the island, workers were busy setting up a polling station at the Greek Cypriot school.
At the same time people at the town''s Turkish Cypriot school - that will also serve as a polling station - prepared for a celebration in the schoolyard.
Pyla, a town of 900 Greek Cypriots and 500 Turkish Cypriots, has often been seen as a model for coexistence if Cyprus is unified following the referendum.
The secretary of the village council, Stavros Stavrou, said that there is no problem living together; Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots have always lived interspersed throughout Pyla.
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
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Annan presents UN Cyprus plan
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(1 Apr 2004)
1. Various of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan walking into room
2. Pan across delegates
3. Annan seated
4. Media, pans to delegates and Annan ...
(1 Apr 2004)
1. Various of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan walking into room
2. Pan across delegates
3. Annan seated
4. Media, pans to delegates and Annan seated
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates)
"You now have before you a final text reviewed and amended overnight and again today. I have written to each of you a letter outlining the procedure in order for separate simultaneous referenda to be held on both sides in Cyprus on the 24th of April and I hope for a reunited Cyprus to accede to the European Union on the first of May.
6. Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis seated with Greek delegation
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates)
"This plan is inevitably a compromise. It does not satisfy everyone's demands, but I believe it meets the core interests and addresses the key concerns of people on both sides. Let me be clear, the choice is not between this settlement plan and some other magical or mythical solution, in reality at this stage the choice is between this settlement or no settlement."
8. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seated with Turkish delegation
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates)
"A federal government would be established together with two constituent states. One with a clearly identifiable Greek Cypriot identity the other distinctly Turkish Cypriot - both largely running their own affairs. The working of the federal government would provide mechanisms to encourage people from both sides to work together. Cyprus would be a full member of the European Union based upon the rule of law, democracy and respect for human rights. No-one says that reunification will be easy, yes, there will be plenty of challenges along the way but the plan gives you a structure that will help you meet them. Yes, it will cost money - though less than is sometimes thought."
10. Wide of delegations
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates)
"There have been too many missed opportunities in the past, for the sake of all of you and your people I urge you not to make the same mistake again. Let's us seize the chance for peace in the United Republic of Cyprus. Thank you."
12. Annan seated while delegates applaud, pulls out and pans across delegates applauding
STORYLINE:
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented his blueprint for the reunification of Cyprus Wednesday and set an April 24 date for islanders to vote on the plan.
Turkey's government quickly endorsed the proposal, but the Greek side was more cautious.
Annan's plan is a last-ditch attempt to reunify the Mediterranean island before it joins the European Union on May 1.
Turkey, which wants to join the European Union itself, had hoped an agreement on Cyprus would help its cause.
Annan spoke to the parties, within minutes of the midnight deadline for completing four-way talks at a Swiss mountaintop resort.
He said: "Let me be clear, the choice is not between this settlement plan and some other magical or mythical solution, in reality at this stage the choice is between this settlement or no settlement."
Cyprus has been split into the Greek Cypriot-controlled south and the occupied north since Turkey invaded in 1974 in the wake of a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece. The breakaway state in the north is recognised only by Turkey, which maintains 40-thousand troops there.
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https://wn.com/Annan_Presents_Un_Cyprus_Plan
(1 Apr 2004)
1. Various of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan walking into room
2. Pan across delegates
3. Annan seated
4. Media, pans to delegates and Annan seated
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates)
"You now have before you a final text reviewed and amended overnight and again today. I have written to each of you a letter outlining the procedure in order for separate simultaneous referenda to be held on both sides in Cyprus on the 24th of April and I hope for a reunited Cyprus to accede to the European Union on the first of May.
6. Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis seated with Greek delegation
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates)
"This plan is inevitably a compromise. It does not satisfy everyone's demands, but I believe it meets the core interests and addresses the key concerns of people on both sides. Let me be clear, the choice is not between this settlement plan and some other magical or mythical solution, in reality at this stage the choice is between this settlement or no settlement."
8. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seated with Turkish delegation
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates)
"A federal government would be established together with two constituent states. One with a clearly identifiable Greek Cypriot identity the other distinctly Turkish Cypriot - both largely running their own affairs. The working of the federal government would provide mechanisms to encourage people from both sides to work together. Cyprus would be a full member of the European Union based upon the rule of law, democracy and respect for human rights. No-one says that reunification will be easy, yes, there will be plenty of challenges along the way but the plan gives you a structure that will help you meet them. Yes, it will cost money - though less than is sometimes thought."
10. Wide of delegations
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates)
"There have been too many missed opportunities in the past, for the sake of all of you and your people I urge you not to make the same mistake again. Let's us seize the chance for peace in the United Republic of Cyprus. Thank you."
12. Annan seated while delegates applaud, pulls out and pans across delegates applauding
STORYLINE:
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented his blueprint for the reunification of Cyprus Wednesday and set an April 24 date for islanders to vote on the plan.
Turkey's government quickly endorsed the proposal, but the Greek side was more cautious.
Annan's plan is a last-ditch attempt to reunify the Mediterranean island before it joins the European Union on May 1.
Turkey, which wants to join the European Union itself, had hoped an agreement on Cyprus would help its cause.
Annan spoke to the parties, within minutes of the midnight deadline for completing four-way talks at a Swiss mountaintop resort.
He said: "Let me be clear, the choice is not between this settlement plan and some other magical or mythical solution, in reality at this stage the choice is between this settlement or no settlement."
Cyprus has been split into the Greek Cypriot-controlled south and the occupied north since Turkey invaded in 1974 in the wake of a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece. The breakaway state in the north is recognised only by Turkey, which maintains 40-thousand troops there.
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
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Cypriots prepare to vote in poll that could lead to unity
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(12 Dec 2003)
1. Zoom in on Nicosia
2. Sign saying the last divided capital in English, French, German
3. Shot of bar called "Check Point Charlie"
4. Gre...
(12 Dec 2003)
1. Zoom in on Nicosia
2. Sign saying the last divided capital in English, French, German
3. Shot of bar called "Check Point Charlie"
4. Greek flag and Turkish flag
5. People crossing border
6. Various, Rauf Denktash, northern Cypriot leader, sitting at desk
7. Walking shot, Ali Erel, Leader, Solution and EU Party
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ali Erel, Leader, Solution and EU Party
"On the contrary - after 23rd of April the will or expectation of the people for a solution is increased with travelling and going to the other side, and university graduates working in construction in the South is not making people happier."
9. Tilt down, street in Northern Nicosia
10. Woman looking at posters
11. Man picking up newspaper
12. Panning shot, exterior of news agency
13. Various, people working inside news agency
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mustafa Akinci, Leader, Peace and Democracy Movement (BDH)
"About 5 journalists have been prosecuted and they are asking 11 years in prison for them because of their ideas - so we are entering the elections in this kind of political atmosphere."
15. Government building, Southern Nicosia
16. Flag
17. Various setup shots, George Vassiliou, Former President and EU Negotiator, Republic of Cyprus
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tassos Papadopoulos, President, Republic of Cyprus
"I hear that the army is interfering, that they are exercising pressure on the settlers to vote for Mr Denktash and therefore it's not a normal election."
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tassos Papadopoulos, President, Republic of Cyprus
"The latest report of the Council of Europe is there are 119-thousand settlers compared to 67-thousand indigenous Turkish Cypriots - so the settlers decide."
20. Various, people on street
21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rauf Denktash, Turkish-Cypriot Leader
"These were people who have been in Cyprus for more than 5 years, 7 years, 8 years, 10 years and had not been given their papers because of bureaucratic laziness, bureaucratic wrong but it is not what people say thousands and thousands of papers have been given."
22. Market
23. Turkish flag
24. Old man reading newspaper
25. Newspaper
26. Building with flags
27. Setup shot, Mustafa Akinci, Leader, Peace and Democracy Movement, talking on phone then greeting other man with kiss
28. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mustafa Akinci, Leader, Peace and Democracy Movement
"There is a pot full of water heated underneath. These are dilutions, they are pouring cold water in order to delay the boiling point - but the point is that the fire is still burning."
29. Aerial view Nicosia
30. Various, coastline
STORYLINE:
After 29 years of enforced separation, Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriot opposition share the hope that an election this coming Sunday will lead to the reunification of Cyprus and its entry into the European Union.
The parliamentary vote in the Turkish-occupied half of the divided Mediterranean island has become something of a referendum on a reunification plan promoted by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
The result could have implications beyond Cyprus.
It's likely to have an effect on Turkey's own hopes of joining the wealthy, border-free EU, and on the strained relations between Greece and Turkey, both of which belong to NATO.
The European Union has warned Turkey that the continuing division of Cyprus is a major obstacle to its entry to the union.
As things stand now, Cyprus will enter the EU in May, but the benefits of membership will not be extended to the Turkish side until the border, the so-called "Green Line" is removed.
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https://wn.com/Cypriots_Prepare_To_Vote_In_Poll_That_Could_Lead_To_Unity
(12 Dec 2003)
1. Zoom in on Nicosia
2. Sign saying the last divided capital in English, French, German
3. Shot of bar called "Check Point Charlie"
4. Greek flag and Turkish flag
5. People crossing border
6. Various, Rauf Denktash, northern Cypriot leader, sitting at desk
7. Walking shot, Ali Erel, Leader, Solution and EU Party
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ali Erel, Leader, Solution and EU Party
"On the contrary - after 23rd of April the will or expectation of the people for a solution is increased with travelling and going to the other side, and university graduates working in construction in the South is not making people happier."
9. Tilt down, street in Northern Nicosia
10. Woman looking at posters
11. Man picking up newspaper
12. Panning shot, exterior of news agency
13. Various, people working inside news agency
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mustafa Akinci, Leader, Peace and Democracy Movement (BDH)
"About 5 journalists have been prosecuted and they are asking 11 years in prison for them because of their ideas - so we are entering the elections in this kind of political atmosphere."
15. Government building, Southern Nicosia
16. Flag
17. Various setup shots, George Vassiliou, Former President and EU Negotiator, Republic of Cyprus
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tassos Papadopoulos, President, Republic of Cyprus
"I hear that the army is interfering, that they are exercising pressure on the settlers to vote for Mr Denktash and therefore it's not a normal election."
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tassos Papadopoulos, President, Republic of Cyprus
"The latest report of the Council of Europe is there are 119-thousand settlers compared to 67-thousand indigenous Turkish Cypriots - so the settlers decide."
20. Various, people on street
21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rauf Denktash, Turkish-Cypriot Leader
"These were people who have been in Cyprus for more than 5 years, 7 years, 8 years, 10 years and had not been given their papers because of bureaucratic laziness, bureaucratic wrong but it is not what people say thousands and thousands of papers have been given."
22. Market
23. Turkish flag
24. Old man reading newspaper
25. Newspaper
26. Building with flags
27. Setup shot, Mustafa Akinci, Leader, Peace and Democracy Movement, talking on phone then greeting other man with kiss
28. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mustafa Akinci, Leader, Peace and Democracy Movement
"There is a pot full of water heated underneath. These are dilutions, they are pouring cold water in order to delay the boiling point - but the point is that the fire is still burning."
29. Aerial view Nicosia
30. Various, coastline
STORYLINE:
After 29 years of enforced separation, Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriot opposition share the hope that an election this coming Sunday will lead to the reunification of Cyprus and its entry into the European Union.
The parliamentary vote in the Turkish-occupied half of the divided Mediterranean island has become something of a referendum on a reunification plan promoted by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
The result could have implications beyond Cyprus.
It's likely to have an effect on Turkey's own hopes of joining the wealthy, border-free EU, and on the strained relations between Greece and Turkey, both of which belong to NATO.
The European Union has warned Turkey that the continuing division of Cyprus is a major obstacle to its entry to the union.
As things stand now, Cyprus will enter the EU in May, but the benefits of membership will not be extended to the Turkish side until the border, the so-called "Green Line" is removed.
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
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1:06
President Bush urges support for UN Cyprus plan
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(2 Apr 2004)
1. White House spokesman Scott McClellan walks in
2. Cutaway of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary...
(2 Apr 2004)
1. White House spokesman Scott McClellan walks in
2. Cutaway of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary:
"The president discussed the Cyprus settlement presented by Secretary General (Kofi) Annan yesterday, with the Secretary General this morning, the Greek Prime Minister (Kostas) Karamanlis, and Turkish Prime Minister (Tayyip) Erdogan. The leaders agreed that Secretary General Annan''s plan outlines a compromise in which no party receives everything it seeks but meets the core interests of all parties."
4. Cutaway of photographers
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary:
"The fate of this historic agreement is now in the hands of the Cypriot people who will vote on the settlement in referanda on both sides of Cyprus on April 24th. The president underscored our readiness to do everything we can to support the Cypriot people as they move to take advantage of this historic opportunity."
6. Wide shot of McClellan
STORYLINE:
US President George W. Bush telephoned Greek and Turkish leaders on Thursday, to push a United Nations plan to reunify Cyprus.
The plan, which was presented by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan during talks on Wednesday in Switzerland, will go before voters in both the Greek and Turkish parts of the Mediterranean island in parallel referendums on April 24.
The White House urged acceptance of what White House press secretary Scott McClellan called a "historic agreement."
While the Greek Cypriots, led by President Tassos Papadopoulos, are reticent about the U.N-brokered proposals, Bush increased the pressure on all those involved with phone calls to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis - as well as Annan.
The plan foresees a loose confederation between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots called the United Cyprus Republic and will be presented in separate referendums to both sides on April 24.
If either side rejects the plan, only the Greek part of the island will join the European Union on May 1.
The breakaway state in the Turkish-occupied north of the island will be deprived of EU benefits.
Cyprus has been split into the Greek Cypriot-controlled south, home to 715-thousand people, and the occupied north since Turkey invaded in 1974, to protect the 200-thousand strong Turkish minority, following a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece.
The breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is only recognised by Turkey, which maintains 40 thousand troops there.
Turkey''s government is keen to see a settlement in Cyprus as a step towards eventually joining the EU itself.
The Greek Cypriot majority is more cautious.
The United Nations has been in Cyprus since 1964 and has more than 1,200 peacekeepers there.
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https://wn.com/President_Bush_Urges_Support_For_Un_Cyprus_Plan
(2 Apr 2004)
1. White House spokesman Scott McClellan walks in
2. Cutaway of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary:
"The president discussed the Cyprus settlement presented by Secretary General (Kofi) Annan yesterday, with the Secretary General this morning, the Greek Prime Minister (Kostas) Karamanlis, and Turkish Prime Minister (Tayyip) Erdogan. The leaders agreed that Secretary General Annan''s plan outlines a compromise in which no party receives everything it seeks but meets the core interests of all parties."
4. Cutaway of photographers
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary:
"The fate of this historic agreement is now in the hands of the Cypriot people who will vote on the settlement in referanda on both sides of Cyprus on April 24th. The president underscored our readiness to do everything we can to support the Cypriot people as they move to take advantage of this historic opportunity."
6. Wide shot of McClellan
STORYLINE:
US President George W. Bush telephoned Greek and Turkish leaders on Thursday, to push a United Nations plan to reunify Cyprus.
The plan, which was presented by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan during talks on Wednesday in Switzerland, will go before voters in both the Greek and Turkish parts of the Mediterranean island in parallel referendums on April 24.
The White House urged acceptance of what White House press secretary Scott McClellan called a "historic agreement."
While the Greek Cypriots, led by President Tassos Papadopoulos, are reticent about the U.N-brokered proposals, Bush increased the pressure on all those involved with phone calls to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis - as well as Annan.
The plan foresees a loose confederation between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots called the United Cyprus Republic and will be presented in separate referendums to both sides on April 24.
If either side rejects the plan, only the Greek part of the island will join the European Union on May 1.
The breakaway state in the Turkish-occupied north of the island will be deprived of EU benefits.
Cyprus has been split into the Greek Cypriot-controlled south, home to 715-thousand people, and the occupied north since Turkey invaded in 1974, to protect the 200-thousand strong Turkish minority, following a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece.
The breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is only recognised by Turkey, which maintains 40 thousand troops there.
Turkey''s government is keen to see a settlement in Cyprus as a step towards eventually joining the EU itself.
The Greek Cypriot majority is more cautious.
The United Nations has been in Cyprus since 1964 and has more than 1,200 peacekeepers there.
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
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4:06
Annan says talks to reunify Cyprus collapse
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(11 Mar 2003)
1. Wide shot building where talks took place
2. Turkish Cypriot President, Rauf Denktash, arrives and goes into building, not answering ques...
(11 Mar 2003)
1. Wide shot building where talks took place
2. Turkish Cypriot President, Rauf Denktash, arrives and goes into building, not answering questions from reporters
3. Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos arrives and says he does not know how the talks will turn out
4. Kofi Annan , UN Secretary General arrives and goes in
5. Various of Denktash and Papadopoulos and Annan at talks
6. Papadopoulos leaving the talks early
7. Wide shot Alvaro de Soto, Special Envoy to Cyprus sitting down at news conference
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alvaro de Soto, Special Envoy to Cyprus (reading out Annan's statement)
"Mr. Denktash answered that he was not prepared to put the plan to referendum. He said he had fundamental objections to the plan on basic points. He believed that further negotiations were only likely to be successful if they began from a new starting point and if the parties agreed on basic principles. He added that, in any case, Turkey was not in a position to sign this statement requested of the guarantors because this first required the authorisation of parliament."
9. Wide shot de Soto
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alvaro de Soto, Special Envoy to Cyprus (reading out Annan's statement)
"We have reached the end of the road. The two leaders have expressed their willingness to continue talks. But without a firm commitment to proceed energetically to a conclusion, according to a strict work programme, culminating in separate simultaneous referenda, it would clearly not be possible to achieve a comprehensive settlement before the accession of Cyprus to the European Union on 16 April. That commitment is not in place at this time. "
11. Wide shot Turkish Cypriot President, Rauf Denktash, and delegation at news conference
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rauf Denktash, Turkish Cypriot President
"The plan which was on the table was not acceptable to us because it envisions the removal of about 100-thousand Turkish Cypriots from their present habitations. Property questions have been made personal, property rights, instead of being taken up as a global exchange and compensation so that there would be minimum requirement for movement of population."
13. Cutaway
14. Wide shot Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and delegation
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tassos Papadopoulos, Greek Cypriot President
"I want to give our assurance that in spite of this setback, we will continue our efforts for reaching a solution of the Cyprus problem, both before and after Cyprus joins the European Union and the fact that this setback occurred today is not going to put us outside the course of trying to find a solution within the parameters of the Annan plan."
16. Cutaway media
STORYLINE:
Months of intense talks to reunify war-divided Cyprus have ended in failure early Tuesday.
The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced in a statement on Tuesday that "we have reached the end of the road."
Negotiations went on through the night until nearly dawn with the leaders of the Greek and Turkish communities of the Mediterranean island and their supporters.
Annan had used Cyprus' impending entry into the European Union to pressure Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and his counterpart from the Turkish side of the island, Rauf Denktash, to agree on a federation plan that would bring the two sides together under a single weak central government for the first time since 1974.
Denktash described the Annan plan as unacceptable.
But Annan failed to come up with a package that would rescue the plan.
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https://wn.com/Annan_Says_Talks_To_Reunify_Cyprus_Collapse
(11 Mar 2003)
1. Wide shot building where talks took place
2. Turkish Cypriot President, Rauf Denktash, arrives and goes into building, not answering questions from reporters
3. Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos arrives and says he does not know how the talks will turn out
4. Kofi Annan , UN Secretary General arrives and goes in
5. Various of Denktash and Papadopoulos and Annan at talks
6. Papadopoulos leaving the talks early
7. Wide shot Alvaro de Soto, Special Envoy to Cyprus sitting down at news conference
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alvaro de Soto, Special Envoy to Cyprus (reading out Annan's statement)
"Mr. Denktash answered that he was not prepared to put the plan to referendum. He said he had fundamental objections to the plan on basic points. He believed that further negotiations were only likely to be successful if they began from a new starting point and if the parties agreed on basic principles. He added that, in any case, Turkey was not in a position to sign this statement requested of the guarantors because this first required the authorisation of parliament."
9. Wide shot de Soto
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alvaro de Soto, Special Envoy to Cyprus (reading out Annan's statement)
"We have reached the end of the road. The two leaders have expressed their willingness to continue talks. But without a firm commitment to proceed energetically to a conclusion, according to a strict work programme, culminating in separate simultaneous referenda, it would clearly not be possible to achieve a comprehensive settlement before the accession of Cyprus to the European Union on 16 April. That commitment is not in place at this time. "
11. Wide shot Turkish Cypriot President, Rauf Denktash, and delegation at news conference
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rauf Denktash, Turkish Cypriot President
"The plan which was on the table was not acceptable to us because it envisions the removal of about 100-thousand Turkish Cypriots from their present habitations. Property questions have been made personal, property rights, instead of being taken up as a global exchange and compensation so that there would be minimum requirement for movement of population."
13. Cutaway
14. Wide shot Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and delegation
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tassos Papadopoulos, Greek Cypriot President
"I want to give our assurance that in spite of this setback, we will continue our efforts for reaching a solution of the Cyprus problem, both before and after Cyprus joins the European Union and the fact that this setback occurred today is not going to put us outside the course of trying to find a solution within the parameters of the Annan plan."
16. Cutaway media
STORYLINE:
Months of intense talks to reunify war-divided Cyprus have ended in failure early Tuesday.
The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced in a statement on Tuesday that "we have reached the end of the road."
Negotiations went on through the night until nearly dawn with the leaders of the Greek and Turkish communities of the Mediterranean island and their supporters.
Annan had used Cyprus' impending entry into the European Union to pressure Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and his counterpart from the Turkish side of the island, Rauf Denktash, to agree on a federation plan that would bring the two sides together under a single weak central government for the first time since 1974.
Denktash described the Annan plan as unacceptable.
But Annan failed to come up with a package that would rescue the plan.
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
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2:51
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan holds talks on Cyprus, Iraq
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- Duration: 2:51
- Uploaded Date: 21 Jul 2015
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(24 Feb 2003)
1. Mid shot reporters
2. Wide shot car arriving at exterior of Justice and Development party headquarters carrying UN Secretary General Kofi ...
(24 Feb 2003)
1. Mid shot reporters
2. Wide shot car arriving at exterior of Justice and Development party headquarters carrying UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
3. Annan walks into building ruling party headquarters
4. Mid shot Annan
5. Various Annan at briefing with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the governing Justice and Development Party
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN General Secretary:
"On Iraq, we both share the view that Iraq must disarm and must honour its obligations to the security council, and do it urgently and speedily. We also are agreed that the security council should work together and should find a way forward. And we believe that even at this stage war is not inevitable."
7. Cutaway reporters
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN General Secretary:
"We have a unique window of opportunity to try and get a united Cyprus into the European Union and that is why I am here, despite the urgent crisis of Iraq that the United Nations is dealing with right now."
9. Annan shaking hands with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the governing Justice and Development Party
10. Annan walking into meeting with Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer
11. Annan shaking hands with Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer
12. Close up Sezer
13. Wide shot meeting
14. Close up Annan
15. Mid shot meeting
STORYLINE:
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday urged Iraq to disarm quickly and speedily to avoid a conflict in the region.
Speaking in Ankara, Annan was on the first leg of a trip to Turkey, Greece and Cyprus to press the countries to agree on a reunification plan for Cyprus before Friday, so that separate referendums can be held before the island signs a European Union accession agreement on April 16.
But the secretary-general's visit has been overshadowed by negotiations between Turkey and the United States on the deployment of US troops ahead of a possible war in Iraq.
Following a meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the governing Justice and Development Party - who is largely considered the power behind the Turkish government, Annan said both he and Erdogan believed war was not inevitable.
The UN Secretary General also said that a unique window of opportunity existed to ensure a united Cyprus enters the European Union, despite the Iraq crisis.
The UN plan envisages Cyprus' reunification as two separate Greek and Turkish Cypriot states linked through a weak central government.
Cyprus has been accepted as a new member of the EU in 2004, but Turkish Cypriots will be left out unless the UN settlement plan succeeds.
Annan also held talks with Turkey's president Ahmet Necdet Sezer and was scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Abdullah Gul later on Monday.
He will then hold talks with high ranking politicians in the Greek capital of Athens on Tuesday before traveling to Cyprus Wednesday.
Cyprus has been divided into a Greek Cypriot south and a Turkish-held north since a 1974 Turkish invasion sparked by a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece.
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https://wn.com/Un_Secretary_General_Kofi_Annan_Holds_Talks_On_Cyprus,_Iraq
(24 Feb 2003)
1. Mid shot reporters
2. Wide shot car arriving at exterior of Justice and Development party headquarters carrying UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
3. Annan walks into building ruling party headquarters
4. Mid shot Annan
5. Various Annan at briefing with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the governing Justice and Development Party
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN General Secretary:
"On Iraq, we both share the view that Iraq must disarm and must honour its obligations to the security council, and do it urgently and speedily. We also are agreed that the security council should work together and should find a way forward. And we believe that even at this stage war is not inevitable."
7. Cutaway reporters
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN General Secretary:
"We have a unique window of opportunity to try and get a united Cyprus into the European Union and that is why I am here, despite the urgent crisis of Iraq that the United Nations is dealing with right now."
9. Annan shaking hands with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the governing Justice and Development Party
10. Annan walking into meeting with Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer
11. Annan shaking hands with Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer
12. Close up Sezer
13. Wide shot meeting
14. Close up Annan
15. Mid shot meeting
STORYLINE:
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday urged Iraq to disarm quickly and speedily to avoid a conflict in the region.
Speaking in Ankara, Annan was on the first leg of a trip to Turkey, Greece and Cyprus to press the countries to agree on a reunification plan for Cyprus before Friday, so that separate referendums can be held before the island signs a European Union accession agreement on April 16.
But the secretary-general's visit has been overshadowed by negotiations between Turkey and the United States on the deployment of US troops ahead of a possible war in Iraq.
Following a meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the governing Justice and Development Party - who is largely considered the power behind the Turkish government, Annan said both he and Erdogan believed war was not inevitable.
The UN Secretary General also said that a unique window of opportunity existed to ensure a united Cyprus enters the European Union, despite the Iraq crisis.
The UN plan envisages Cyprus' reunification as two separate Greek and Turkish Cypriot states linked through a weak central government.
Cyprus has been accepted as a new member of the EU in 2004, but Turkish Cypriots will be left out unless the UN settlement plan succeeds.
Annan also held talks with Turkey's president Ahmet Necdet Sezer and was scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Abdullah Gul later on Monday.
He will then hold talks with high ranking politicians in the Greek capital of Athens on Tuesday before traveling to Cyprus Wednesday.
Cyprus has been divided into a Greek Cypriot south and a Turkish-held north since a 1974 Turkish invasion sparked by a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece.
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
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0:17
ANNAN PLAN ALIVE
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Shot 04/10/2012. KOFI ANNAN, UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY TO SYRIA talks about the situation in Syria KOFI ANNAN, UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY TO SYRIA SOT ANNA...
Shot 04/10/2012. KOFI ANNAN, UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY TO SYRIA talks about the situation in Syria KOFI ANNAN, UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY TO SYRIA SOT ANNAN - I think the plan is very much alive.. if you want to take it off the table what do you replace it with?. To License This Clip, Click Here: http://collection.cnn.com/content/clip/370017_718.do
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Shot 04/10/2012. KOFI ANNAN, UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY TO SYRIA talks about the situation in Syria KOFI ANNAN, UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY TO SYRIA SOT ANNAN - I think the plan is very much alive.. if you want to take it off the table what do you replace it with?. To License This Clip, Click Here: http://collection.cnn.com/content/clip/370017_718.do
- published: 21 Jul 2016
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25:18
POISON - PART A
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- Duration: 25:18
- Uploaded Date: 28 Jul 2018
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Poison is a political documentary researched and written by Makarios Drousiotis and directed by George Sycallides. It examines the way President Tassos Papadop...
Poison is a political documentary researched and written by Makarios Drousiotis and directed by George Sycallides. It examines the way President Tassos Papadopoulos negotiated the proposed Anan plan for a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem between the years 2003-2004 and how the Greek Cypriot community was poised with phobia and insecurity before the referendum.
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Poison is a political documentary researched and written by Makarios Drousiotis and directed by George Sycallides. It examines the way President Tassos Papadopoulos negotiated the proposed Anan plan for a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem between the years 2003-2004 and how the Greek Cypriot community was poised with phobia and insecurity before the referendum.
- published: 28 Jul 2018
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3:56
UN brokered Cyprus talks continue
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- Duration: 3:56
- Uploaded Date: 21 Jul 2015
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(30 Mar 2004)
1. Spokesperson for Greek Foreign Minister, Giorgios Koumoutsakos, speaking to Greek Government spokesperson Theodoros Rousopoulos near car ou...
(30 Mar 2004)
1. Spokesperson for Greek Foreign Minister, Giorgios Koumoutsakos, speaking to Greek Government spokesperson Theodoros Rousopoulos near car outside
2. Close up of Greek flag on front of car
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Giorgios Koumoutsakos, Spokesperson for Greek Foreign Minister:
"Our experts they are studying it (the document) and from this first reading we can say that there are some clear concerns."
4. Cutaway Koumoutsakos talking to man
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Giorgios Koumoutsakos, Spokesperson for Greek Foreign Minister:
"Prime Minister Caramanlis, Prime Minister of Greece, had a phone call with President Bush half an hour ago and he also met with the (EU) Commissioner Mr Verhoeven. And in the next hours or days there will definitely be a meeting between Mr Caramalis and the Turkish Prime Minister, (Tayyip) Erdogan."
6. Armed security members walking behind checkpoint
7. Various of Turkish PM Erdogan''s helicopter arriving
8. Various of convoy carrying Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arriving at resort
9. Various of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, UN special advisor on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto and staff walking into meeting
10. Annan and de Soto sitting at table
11. Serdar Denktash, Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister (far side) sitting at table with delegates, de Soto comes over to greet Denktash
12. Wide shot of room, delegates
13. Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos
14. Turkish Foreign Minister, Abdullah Gul
15. Wide shot of room
16. de Soto walking into press briefing
17. Reporters at press briefing
18. SOUNDBITE (English): Alvaro de Soto, UN special advisor on Cyprus:
"It is indeed a proposal. This is not a take it or leave it final text that will go to referendum. The Secretary General (of the UN, Kofi Annan) has given the participants time to examine the paper, in which naturally changes with respect to the Feb 26th 2003 plan are highlighted quite clearly - additions, omissions, changes."
19. Reporters at press briefing, pan to de Soto at microphone
20. Various of copies of Annan''s document on Cyprus
21. Protesters standing at first checkpoint into the resort, to demonstrate against the meeting
22. Various of protesters chanting at police checkpoint, holding flags, placards and photos of Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash
STORYLINE:
A Greek government spokesman said on Monday there are "clear concerns" over a revised UN peace plan for Cyprus.
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan unveiled the plan to the two Cypriot sides and their "motherlands" Greece and Turkey earlier in the day, hoping to unite the island after 30 years.
But the tough negotiation will be in the detail of the 9,000 page document, which Annan wants an agreement on by Wednesday.
The revised draft was handed to the parties at a ceremony in the mountain resort of Buergenstock, Switzerland.
The plan is Annan''s best attempt to find a deal that will satisfy both sides before Cyprus joins the European Union on May 1.
Annan described his document as a "win-win" proposal - but the Greek side at least seems far from happy.
Giorgios Koumoutsakos, Spokesperson for the Greek Foreign Minister, said that after the first reading there were "some clear concerns" and experts would continue to study the text before reaching final conclusions.
He added the Greek Prime Minister Costas Caramalis had had a phone conversation with the US President and the EU Commissioner, and he hoped to later meet with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan - who arrived at the Swiss resort on Monday afternoon amid tight security.
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(30 Mar 2004)
1. Spokesperson for Greek Foreign Minister, Giorgios Koumoutsakos, speaking to Greek Government spokesperson Theodoros Rousopoulos near car outside
2. Close up of Greek flag on front of car
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Giorgios Koumoutsakos, Spokesperson for Greek Foreign Minister:
"Our experts they are studying it (the document) and from this first reading we can say that there are some clear concerns."
4. Cutaway Koumoutsakos talking to man
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Giorgios Koumoutsakos, Spokesperson for Greek Foreign Minister:
"Prime Minister Caramanlis, Prime Minister of Greece, had a phone call with President Bush half an hour ago and he also met with the (EU) Commissioner Mr Verhoeven. And in the next hours or days there will definitely be a meeting between Mr Caramalis and the Turkish Prime Minister, (Tayyip) Erdogan."
6. Armed security members walking behind checkpoint
7. Various of Turkish PM Erdogan''s helicopter arriving
8. Various of convoy carrying Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arriving at resort
9. Various of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, UN special advisor on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto and staff walking into meeting
10. Annan and de Soto sitting at table
11. Serdar Denktash, Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister (far side) sitting at table with delegates, de Soto comes over to greet Denktash
12. Wide shot of room, delegates
13. Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos
14. Turkish Foreign Minister, Abdullah Gul
15. Wide shot of room
16. de Soto walking into press briefing
17. Reporters at press briefing
18. SOUNDBITE (English): Alvaro de Soto, UN special advisor on Cyprus:
"It is indeed a proposal. This is not a take it or leave it final text that will go to referendum. The Secretary General (of the UN, Kofi Annan) has given the participants time to examine the paper, in which naturally changes with respect to the Feb 26th 2003 plan are highlighted quite clearly - additions, omissions, changes."
19. Reporters at press briefing, pan to de Soto at microphone
20. Various of copies of Annan''s document on Cyprus
21. Protesters standing at first checkpoint into the resort, to demonstrate against the meeting
22. Various of protesters chanting at police checkpoint, holding flags, placards and photos of Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash
STORYLINE:
A Greek government spokesman said on Monday there are "clear concerns" over a revised UN peace plan for Cyprus.
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan unveiled the plan to the two Cypriot sides and their "motherlands" Greece and Turkey earlier in the day, hoping to unite the island after 30 years.
But the tough negotiation will be in the detail of the 9,000 page document, which Annan wants an agreement on by Wednesday.
The revised draft was handed to the parties at a ceremony in the mountain resort of Buergenstock, Switzerland.
The plan is Annan''s best attempt to find a deal that will satisfy both sides before Cyprus joins the European Union on May 1.
Annan described his document as a "win-win" proposal - but the Greek side at least seems far from happy.
Giorgios Koumoutsakos, Spokesperson for the Greek Foreign Minister, said that after the first reading there were "some clear concerns" and experts would continue to study the text before reaching final conclusions.
He added the Greek Prime Minister Costas Caramalis had had a phone conversation with the US President and the EU Commissioner, and he hoped to later meet with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan - who arrived at the Swiss resort on Monday afternoon amid tight security.
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CYSO ISCHYS' publication 'The Days that Shocked Cyprus' details the communication campaigns employed by the YES and NO sides during the Annan Plan pre-referendum period in Cyprus, in April 2004. This video is the official promoter of that publication (www.isxys.org)-(c)2006-2008 CYSO ISCHYS
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Greek Cypriots ahead of crucial referendum
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Nicosia
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1. Countdown clock for Cyprus to enter the European Union
2. Man fixing papers on newspaper stand
3. Various front pages from daily papers
4. Cyprus Mail headline reading: "Hate and fear on the streets"
5. People in street
6. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Voxpop:
"I will vote yes because I want a solution and I want to satisfy those who will go back."
7. Various stickers reading "OXI" (Greek for "NO") on car
8. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Voxpop:
"I will vote no because the Annan (UN) plan is not okay."
9. Various "OXI" stickers on sign identifhing landmarks
10. Pan up from Cyprus flag to poster reading: "Those who vote ''no'': the dominant Cypriot people" at bottom; "Those who vote ''yes''" on top; pictures of political leaders including Tony Blair and George Bush.
11. Pan from "no" sign on car to "yes" sign on party building
On highway between Nicosia and Larnaca
12. Various of workers on bilboard reading: "Yes to the return of refugees" and then being cut down
Pyla
13. Pan from mosque minaret to Orthodox church
14. Sign reading "school" in Greek, Turkish and English
15. Man unloading voting booths outside school
16. Various of man setting up voting booths
17. Set up shot of Stavros Stavrou, Secretary of the Village Council of Pyla
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Stavros Stavrou, Secretary of the Village Council of Pyla:
"No major problems actually. They live together. Anxious to see the results of the referendum."
19. Polling station being set up
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Stavros Stavrou, Secretary of the Village Council of Pyla:
"The religious services and education services are exercised in different places. They don''t mix up together in these two places. Where they actually mix up is at work, working together, whether this has to do with the tourism industry or with construction companies. That''s where you can see people from both communities actually mixing up togther."
21. Turkish Cypriot school preparing for school celebration
22. Pan from Greek coffee shop to Turkish coffee shop
23. Wide of main square
STORYLINE:
Campaigning for and against a UN plan to end the 30-year division of Cyprus ahead of its May 1 entry into the European Union eased on Friday.
Separate referendums are to be held on Saturday in the Greek Cypriot south and the Turkish Cypriot north.
If either side rejects it, EU laws and benefits will apply only to the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot south of the island.
Support is weak among Greek Cypriots, with polls indicating that the UN plan will not be accepted.
However, polls have indicated Turkish Cypriots - who face difficulty traveling because their passports aren''t recognised and are economically far worse off than their Greek Cypriot neighbours - will vote in favour of the plan.
Many signs reading "yes" and "no" that supported or rejected the plan remained around town.
But others - especially on highways - were taken down.
In Pyla, the only significant mixed town on the island, workers were busy setting up a polling station at the Greek Cypriot school.
At the same time people at the town''s Turkish Cypriot school - that will also serve as a polling station - prepared for a celebration in the schoolyard.
Pyla, a town of 900 Greek Cypriots and 500 Turkish Cypriots, has often been seen as a model for coexistence if Cyprus is unified following the referendum.
The secretary of the village council, Stavros Stavrou, said that there is no problem living together; Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots have always lived interspersed throughout Pyla.
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1. Various of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan walking into room
2. Pan across delegates
3. Annan seated
4. Media, pans to delegates and Annan seated
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates)
"You now have before you a final text reviewed and amended overnight and again today. I have written to each of you a letter outlining the procedure in order for separate simultaneous referenda to be held on both sides in Cyprus on the 24th of April and I hope for a reunited Cyprus to accede to the European Union on the first of May.
6. Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis seated with Greek delegation
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates)
"This plan is inevitably a compromise. It does not satisfy everyone's demands, but I believe it meets the core interests and addresses the key concerns of people on both sides. Let me be clear, the choice is not between this settlement plan and some other magical or mythical solution, in reality at this stage the choice is between this settlement or no settlement."
8. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seated with Turkish delegation
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates)
"A federal government would be established together with two constituent states. One with a clearly identifiable Greek Cypriot identity the other distinctly Turkish Cypriot - both largely running their own affairs. The working of the federal government would provide mechanisms to encourage people from both sides to work together. Cyprus would be a full member of the European Union based upon the rule of law, democracy and respect for human rights. No-one says that reunification will be easy, yes, there will be plenty of challenges along the way but the plan gives you a structure that will help you meet them. Yes, it will cost money - though less than is sometimes thought."
10. Wide of delegations
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (part overlaid with cutaways of various delegates)
"There have been too many missed opportunities in the past, for the sake of all of you and your people I urge you not to make the same mistake again. Let's us seize the chance for peace in the United Republic of Cyprus. Thank you."
12. Annan seated while delegates applaud, pulls out and pans across delegates applauding
STORYLINE:
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented his blueprint for the reunification of Cyprus Wednesday and set an April 24 date for islanders to vote on the plan.
Turkey's government quickly endorsed the proposal, but the Greek side was more cautious.
Annan's plan is a last-ditch attempt to reunify the Mediterranean island before it joins the European Union on May 1.
Turkey, which wants to join the European Union itself, had hoped an agreement on Cyprus would help its cause.
Annan spoke to the parties, within minutes of the midnight deadline for completing four-way talks at a Swiss mountaintop resort.
He said: "Let me be clear, the choice is not between this settlement plan and some other magical or mythical solution, in reality at this stage the choice is between this settlement or no settlement."
Cyprus has been split into the Greek Cypriot-controlled south and the occupied north since Turkey invaded in 1974 in the wake of a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece. The breakaway state in the north is recognised only by Turkey, which maintains 40-thousand troops there.
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1. Zoom in on Nicosia
2. Sign saying the last divided capital in English, French, German
3. Shot of bar called "Check Point Charlie"
4. Greek flag and Turkish flag
5. People crossing border
6. Various, Rauf Denktash, northern Cypriot leader, sitting at desk
7. Walking shot, Ali Erel, Leader, Solution and EU Party
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ali Erel, Leader, Solution and EU Party
"On the contrary - after 23rd of April the will or expectation of the people for a solution is increased with travelling and going to the other side, and university graduates working in construction in the South is not making people happier."
9. Tilt down, street in Northern Nicosia
10. Woman looking at posters
11. Man picking up newspaper
12. Panning shot, exterior of news agency
13. Various, people working inside news agency
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mustafa Akinci, Leader, Peace and Democracy Movement (BDH)
"About 5 journalists have been prosecuted and they are asking 11 years in prison for them because of their ideas - so we are entering the elections in this kind of political atmosphere."
15. Government building, Southern Nicosia
16. Flag
17. Various setup shots, George Vassiliou, Former President and EU Negotiator, Republic of Cyprus
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tassos Papadopoulos, President, Republic of Cyprus
"I hear that the army is interfering, that they are exercising pressure on the settlers to vote for Mr Denktash and therefore it's not a normal election."
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tassos Papadopoulos, President, Republic of Cyprus
"The latest report of the Council of Europe is there are 119-thousand settlers compared to 67-thousand indigenous Turkish Cypriots - so the settlers decide."
20. Various, people on street
21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rauf Denktash, Turkish-Cypriot Leader
"These were people who have been in Cyprus for more than 5 years, 7 years, 8 years, 10 years and had not been given their papers because of bureaucratic laziness, bureaucratic wrong but it is not what people say thousands and thousands of papers have been given."
22. Market
23. Turkish flag
24. Old man reading newspaper
25. Newspaper
26. Building with flags
27. Setup shot, Mustafa Akinci, Leader, Peace and Democracy Movement, talking on phone then greeting other man with kiss
28. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mustafa Akinci, Leader, Peace and Democracy Movement
"There is a pot full of water heated underneath. These are dilutions, they are pouring cold water in order to delay the boiling point - but the point is that the fire is still burning."
29. Aerial view Nicosia
30. Various, coastline
STORYLINE:
After 29 years of enforced separation, Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriot opposition share the hope that an election this coming Sunday will lead to the reunification of Cyprus and its entry into the European Union.
The parliamentary vote in the Turkish-occupied half of the divided Mediterranean island has become something of a referendum on a reunification plan promoted by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
The result could have implications beyond Cyprus.
It's likely to have an effect on Turkey's own hopes of joining the wealthy, border-free EU, and on the strained relations between Greece and Turkey, both of which belong to NATO.
The European Union has warned Turkey that the continuing division of Cyprus is a major obstacle to its entry to the union.
As things stand now, Cyprus will enter the EU in May, but the benefits of membership will not be extended to the Turkish side until the border, the so-called "Green Line" is removed.
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President Bush urges support for UN Cyprus plan
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1. White House spokesman Scott McClellan walks in
2. Cutaway of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary:
"The president discussed the Cyprus settlement presented by Secretary General (Kofi) Annan yesterday, with the Secretary General this morning, the Greek Prime Minister (Kostas) Karamanlis, and Turkish Prime Minister (Tayyip) Erdogan. The leaders agreed that Secretary General Annan''s plan outlines a compromise in which no party receives everything it seeks but meets the core interests of all parties."
4. Cutaway of photographers
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary:
"The fate of this historic agreement is now in the hands of the Cypriot people who will vote on the settlement in referanda on both sides of Cyprus on April 24th. The president underscored our readiness to do everything we can to support the Cypriot people as they move to take advantage of this historic opportunity."
6. Wide shot of McClellan
STORYLINE:
US President George W. Bush telephoned Greek and Turkish leaders on Thursday, to push a United Nations plan to reunify Cyprus.
The plan, which was presented by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan during talks on Wednesday in Switzerland, will go before voters in both the Greek and Turkish parts of the Mediterranean island in parallel referendums on April 24.
The White House urged acceptance of what White House press secretary Scott McClellan called a "historic agreement."
While the Greek Cypriots, led by President Tassos Papadopoulos, are reticent about the U.N-brokered proposals, Bush increased the pressure on all those involved with phone calls to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis - as well as Annan.
The plan foresees a loose confederation between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots called the United Cyprus Republic and will be presented in separate referendums to both sides on April 24.
If either side rejects the plan, only the Greek part of the island will join the European Union on May 1.
The breakaway state in the Turkish-occupied north of the island will be deprived of EU benefits.
Cyprus has been split into the Greek Cypriot-controlled south, home to 715-thousand people, and the occupied north since Turkey invaded in 1974, to protect the 200-thousand strong Turkish minority, following a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece.
The breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is only recognised by Turkey, which maintains 40 thousand troops there.
Turkey''s government is keen to see a settlement in Cyprus as a step towards eventually joining the EU itself.
The Greek Cypriot majority is more cautious.
The United Nations has been in Cyprus since 1964 and has more than 1,200 peacekeepers there.
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Annan says talks to reunify Cyprus collapse
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1. Wide shot building where talks took place
2. Turkish Cypriot President, Rauf Denktash, arrives and goes into building, not answering questions from reporters
3. Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos arrives and says he does not know how the talks will turn out
4. Kofi Annan , UN Secretary General arrives and goes in
5. Various of Denktash and Papadopoulos and Annan at talks
6. Papadopoulos leaving the talks early
7. Wide shot Alvaro de Soto, Special Envoy to Cyprus sitting down at news conference
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alvaro de Soto, Special Envoy to Cyprus (reading out Annan's statement)
"Mr. Denktash answered that he was not prepared to put the plan to referendum. He said he had fundamental objections to the plan on basic points. He believed that further negotiations were only likely to be successful if they began from a new starting point and if the parties agreed on basic principles. He added that, in any case, Turkey was not in a position to sign this statement requested of the guarantors because this first required the authorisation of parliament."
9. Wide shot de Soto
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alvaro de Soto, Special Envoy to Cyprus (reading out Annan's statement)
"We have reached the end of the road. The two leaders have expressed their willingness to continue talks. But without a firm commitment to proceed energetically to a conclusion, according to a strict work programme, culminating in separate simultaneous referenda, it would clearly not be possible to achieve a comprehensive settlement before the accession of Cyprus to the European Union on 16 April. That commitment is not in place at this time. "
11. Wide shot Turkish Cypriot President, Rauf Denktash, and delegation at news conference
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rauf Denktash, Turkish Cypriot President
"The plan which was on the table was not acceptable to us because it envisions the removal of about 100-thousand Turkish Cypriots from their present habitations. Property questions have been made personal, property rights, instead of being taken up as a global exchange and compensation so that there would be minimum requirement for movement of population."
13. Cutaway
14. Wide shot Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and delegation
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tassos Papadopoulos, Greek Cypriot President
"I want to give our assurance that in spite of this setback, we will continue our efforts for reaching a solution of the Cyprus problem, both before and after Cyprus joins the European Union and the fact that this setback occurred today is not going to put us outside the course of trying to find a solution within the parameters of the Annan plan."
16. Cutaway media
STORYLINE:
Months of intense talks to reunify war-divided Cyprus have ended in failure early Tuesday.
The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced in a statement on Tuesday that "we have reached the end of the road."
Negotiations went on through the night until nearly dawn with the leaders of the Greek and Turkish communities of the Mediterranean island and their supporters.
Annan had used Cyprus' impending entry into the European Union to pressure Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and his counterpart from the Turkish side of the island, Rauf Denktash, to agree on a federation plan that would bring the two sides together under a single weak central government for the first time since 1974.
Denktash described the Annan plan as unacceptable.
But Annan failed to come up with a package that would rescue the plan.
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1. Mid shot reporters
2. Wide shot car arriving at exterior of Justice and Development party headquarters carrying UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
3. Annan walks into building ruling party headquarters
4. Mid shot Annan
5. Various Annan at briefing with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the governing Justice and Development Party
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN General Secretary:
"On Iraq, we both share the view that Iraq must disarm and must honour its obligations to the security council, and do it urgently and speedily. We also are agreed that the security council should work together and should find a way forward. And we believe that even at this stage war is not inevitable."
7. Cutaway reporters
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN General Secretary:
"We have a unique window of opportunity to try and get a united Cyprus into the European Union and that is why I am here, despite the urgent crisis of Iraq that the United Nations is dealing with right now."
9. Annan shaking hands with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the governing Justice and Development Party
10. Annan walking into meeting with Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer
11. Annan shaking hands with Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer
12. Close up Sezer
13. Wide shot meeting
14. Close up Annan
15. Mid shot meeting
STORYLINE:
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday urged Iraq to disarm quickly and speedily to avoid a conflict in the region.
Speaking in Ankara, Annan was on the first leg of a trip to Turkey, Greece and Cyprus to press the countries to agree on a reunification plan for Cyprus before Friday, so that separate referendums can be held before the island signs a European Union accession agreement on April 16.
But the secretary-general's visit has been overshadowed by negotiations between Turkey and the United States on the deployment of US troops ahead of a possible war in Iraq.
Following a meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the governing Justice and Development Party - who is largely considered the power behind the Turkish government, Annan said both he and Erdogan believed war was not inevitable.
The UN Secretary General also said that a unique window of opportunity existed to ensure a united Cyprus enters the European Union, despite the Iraq crisis.
The UN plan envisages Cyprus' reunification as two separate Greek and Turkish Cypriot states linked through a weak central government.
Cyprus has been accepted as a new member of the EU in 2004, but Turkish Cypriots will be left out unless the UN settlement plan succeeds.
Annan also held talks with Turkey's president Ahmet Necdet Sezer and was scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Abdullah Gul later on Monday.
He will then hold talks with high ranking politicians in the Greek capital of Athens on Tuesday before traveling to Cyprus Wednesday.
Cyprus has been divided into a Greek Cypriot south and a Turkish-held north since a 1974 Turkish invasion sparked by a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece.
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Poison is a political documentary researched and written by Makarios Drousiotis and directed by George Sycallides. It examines the way President Tassos Papadopoulos negotiated the proposed Anan plan for a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem between the years 2003-2004 and how the Greek Cypriot community was poised with phobia and insecurity before the referendum.
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1. Spokesperson for Greek Foreign Minister, Giorgios Koumoutsakos, speaking to Greek Government spokesperson Theodoros Rousopoulos near car outside
2. Close up of Greek flag on front of car
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Giorgios Koumoutsakos, Spokesperson for Greek Foreign Minister:
"Our experts they are studying it (the document) and from this first reading we can say that there are some clear concerns."
4. Cutaway Koumoutsakos talking to man
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Giorgios Koumoutsakos, Spokesperson for Greek Foreign Minister:
"Prime Minister Caramanlis, Prime Minister of Greece, had a phone call with President Bush half an hour ago and he also met with the (EU) Commissioner Mr Verhoeven. And in the next hours or days there will definitely be a meeting between Mr Caramalis and the Turkish Prime Minister, (Tayyip) Erdogan."
6. Armed security members walking behind checkpoint
7. Various of Turkish PM Erdogan''s helicopter arriving
8. Various of convoy carrying Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arriving at resort
9. Various of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, UN special advisor on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto and staff walking into meeting
10. Annan and de Soto sitting at table
11. Serdar Denktash, Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister (far side) sitting at table with delegates, de Soto comes over to greet Denktash
12. Wide shot of room, delegates
13. Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos
14. Turkish Foreign Minister, Abdullah Gul
15. Wide shot of room
16. de Soto walking into press briefing
17. Reporters at press briefing
18. SOUNDBITE (English): Alvaro de Soto, UN special advisor on Cyprus:
"It is indeed a proposal. This is not a take it or leave it final text that will go to referendum. The Secretary General (of the UN, Kofi Annan) has given the participants time to examine the paper, in which naturally changes with respect to the Feb 26th 2003 plan are highlighted quite clearly - additions, omissions, changes."
19. Reporters at press briefing, pan to de Soto at microphone
20. Various of copies of Annan''s document on Cyprus
21. Protesters standing at first checkpoint into the resort, to demonstrate against the meeting
22. Various of protesters chanting at police checkpoint, holding flags, placards and photos of Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash
STORYLINE:
A Greek government spokesman said on Monday there are "clear concerns" over a revised UN peace plan for Cyprus.
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan unveiled the plan to the two Cypriot sides and their "motherlands" Greece and Turkey earlier in the day, hoping to unite the island after 30 years.
But the tough negotiation will be in the detail of the 9,000 page document, which Annan wants an agreement on by Wednesday.
The revised draft was handed to the parties at a ceremony in the mountain resort of Buergenstock, Switzerland.
The plan is Annan''s best attempt to find a deal that will satisfy both sides before Cyprus joins the European Union on May 1.
Annan described his document as a "win-win" proposal - but the Greek side at least seems far from happy.
Giorgios Koumoutsakos, Spokesperson for the Greek Foreign Minister, said that after the first reading there were "some clear concerns" and experts would continue to study the text before reaching final conclusions.
He added the Greek Prime Minister Costas Caramalis had had a phone conversation with the US President and the EU Commissioner, and he hoped to later meet with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan - who arrived at the Swiss resort on Monday afternoon amid tight security.
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Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, 2004
A referendum on the Annan Plan was held in the Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on 24 April 2004. The two communities were asked whether they approved of the fifth revision of the United Nations proposal for reuniting the island, which had been divided since 1974. While it was approved by 65% of Turkish Cypriots, it was rejected by 76% of Greek Cypriots. Turnout for the referendum was high at 89% among Greek Cypriots and 87% among Turkish Cypriots, which was taken as indicative of great interest in the issue on the part of the electorates.
Background
The referendum had originally been planned for 21 April, until the UN planners realised it was the anniversary of the coup in Athens in 1967, which "set off the chain of events that led to the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974...".
Campaign
Republic of Cyprus
Political leaders in the Republic of Cyprus and Greece strongly opposed the plan. Tassos Papadopoulos, president of the Republic of Cyprus, spoke out against the plan in a speech broadcast live on television. Two days before the referendums, Cyprus's biggest party, Progressive Party of Working People, decided to reject the Annan Plan. Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis decided to maintain a "neutral" position over the plan, but opposition leader George Papandreou of PASOK urged Cypriots to vote in favour, also because the plan had been promoted by his political party while it was still in power and Papandreou had been the Foreign Minister at the time, and had claimed both communities were ready for "a final common agreement". Nevertheless, opinion polls conducted in the Republic of Cyprus over the entire period of the negotiations from start to finish had always shown around 80% opposition to the proposals. Greek Cypriots have not voted uniformly on the Annan Plan. Their voting behaviour was strongly depended on their partisanship and their location.
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