Annan Plan

United Nations proposal to resolve the Cyprus dispute The Annan Plan (/ˈænæn/), also known as the Cyprus reunification plan, was a United Nations proposal to resolve the Cyprus dispute. The different parts of the proposal were based on the argumentation put forward by each party (Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots) in meetings held under the auspices of the UN. The proposal was to restructure the Republic of Cyprus to become the "United Republic of Cyprus" (Greek: Ενωμένη Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, romanized: Enoméne Kypriakí Dimokratía; Turkish: Birleşik Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti), a federation of two states. It was revised a number of times before it was put to the people of Cyprus in a 2004 referendum, and was supported by 65% of Turkish Cypriots and rejected by 76% of Greek Cypriots. Proposal Proposed flag of the United Republic of Cyprus The Annan Plan (named after UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan) underwent five revisions before it reached its final version. The fifth revision proposed the creation of the United Republic of Cyprus, covering the island of Cyprus entirely except for the UK's Sovereign Base Areas. This new country was to be a federation of t