“The Annan Plan: Dreams and Realities”

“TUSIAD has never believed in forsaking Cyprus,” added Ozilhan. “However, we can see that policies which isolate Turkey from the rest of the world only work against us.” Also speaking at the conference, US State Department Cyprus Coordinator Thomas Weston said that Washington considers UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s plan “the last opportunity” for the island. Arguing that the plan presents a fair and balanced settlement, Weston argued that a unified Cyprus would greatly help Turkey’s own EU membership bid.