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20 years later: Revisiting the Annan Plan for Cyprus

This July, Turkey’s illegal occupation of the northern part of Cyprus will hit the 50-year mark. 2024 also marks another Cypriot “anniversary”, the 2004 rejection of the Annan Plan for the reunification of Cyprus. Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis to break down why the rejection of the Annan plan needs to be revisited and its historic significance reconsidered. We also look into other regional developments - from Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ meeting with Turkish President Erdogan to the latest diplomatic crisis with North Macedonia.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

CYPRUS’ “OXI” DAY

Greece-Turkey: The modus operandi and the way ahead

Erdogan rebukes Greek PM for calling Hamas ‘terrorists,’ says 1,000+ members being treated in Turkey

HALC calls on USCIRF to reclassify the Republic of Turkey as a Country of Particular Concern

EU to deploy hundreds of firefighters to vulnerable states ahead of wildfire season

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