Confidence Building Measures for the Cyprus dispute is a measure implemented by the United Nations force in
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
and aims to bring an end to the
Cyprus dispute
The Cyprus problem, also known as the Cyprus dispute, Cyprus issue, Cyprus question or Cyprus conflict, is an ongoing dispute between Greek Cypriots in the south and Turkish Cypriots in the north. Initially, with the Modern history of Cyprus#In ...
. Confidence Building Measures have been proposed by Andreas Mavroyiannis representing
Nicos Anastasiades
Nicos Anastasiades ( el, Νίκος Αναστασιάδης ; born 27 September 1946) is a Cypriot politician who is the current president of Cyprus since 2013. He was re-elected in 2018. Previously, he was the leader of Democratic Rally betwe ...
and Kudret Ozersay representing
Derviş Eroğlu
Derviş Eroğlu (born 7 March 1938) is a Turkish Cypriot politician, who served as the president of Northern Cyprus from 2010Joe Biden in his two-day visit to Cyprus in May 2014 has been characterised as a catalyst for empowering Confidence Building Measures between the two sides.
History of confidence building measures
There is a long history of confidence building measures in Cyprus starting from 1963.
The Republic of Cyprus has provided to its occupied areas, free electricity, worth 283 million euros, and free supply of water, the worth of more than 14 million Euros. It also gives to the Turkish Cypriots free medical care and free education in private schools, Cypriot passports, pensions and social insurance benefits and has them eligible for the same free assistance in money, for University education, as the rest of Cypriots.
The semi-state TV channel of the Republic of Cyprus, CyBC, has television programs in Turkish and the Government of Cyprus pays most of UNFICYP expenses, which serves both communities.
The Turkish Cypriot authorities from 2003 and onwards, have opened the roadblocks and permitted Greek Cypriot visits, and they have cooperated with the Republic of Cyprus for the implementation of the Nicosia Sewerage Project and the Nicosia Master Plan.
Confidence building measures 2015
In May 2015, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, agreed to confidence building measures.
The government of the Republic of Cyprus gave the coordinates of 28 minefields in Pentadaktylos and the Turkish Cypriot authorities agreed, as to no longer require Greek Cypriots to fill in visa forms at crossing points, but instead show their id.
See also
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Operation Atilla
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a Greek junta-spo ...
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representation in Cyprus
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representation in Cyprus is an office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) opened in August 1974 upon the request of the Government of Cyprus and the Secretary-General of the ...
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Turkish invasion of Cyprus
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of Cypriot intercommunal violence, intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots, Greek and Turkish ...