Salamis Enkomi FamagustaAmmochostos

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Salamis- Enkomi Famagusta-Ammochostos

• From antiquity to the present time
• A glorious journey
• An appalling captivity
• Prepared by Ambassador Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
  Cyprus

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Varosha before 1974
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Varosha after the Invasion- A ghost city
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High Level Agreement 1979As agreed between the
President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr.
Kyprianou and the TC leader Mr. Denktash in the
presence of the U.N. Secretary-General, on
19.5.1979.

• Priority will be given to reaching agreement on
  the resettlement of Varosha under UN auspices
  simultaneously with the beginning of the
  consideration by the interlocutors of the
  constitutional and territorial aspects of a
  comprehensive settlement. After agreement on
  Varosha has been reached it will be implemented
  without awaiting the outcome of the discussion on
  other aspects of the Cyprus problem.

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• The Government of Cyprus cannot accept the
  adoption of measures which threaten the legal
  order of Cyprus and discourage the two
  communities from cooperating
• It remains committed to the economic development
  of the T/C community through measures that will
  further the economic re-integration of the island
  and bring G/C and T/C together
• For that purpose the Government has submitted to
  the Commission the following proposal
  
• The return of Varosha (the fenced-in area of
  Famagusta and the necessary access to it), to its
  lawful inhabitants under the control of the
  Government
• Following such return the Government would be in
  a position to grant its authorization for the
  operation of the port of Famagusta for purposes
  of direct trade". The operation of the port
  would take place under the supervision of the
  European Commission. The commercial aspect of the
  Port's operation shall be entrusted to an
  organization which will be managed by a Board of
  Directors that will include both GCs and TCs
• The Port should open to both GC and TC economic
  operators under equal terms
  

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• Realization of this proposal-coupled with the
  realization of the CBMs proposed by the
  Government regarding the removal of military
  personnel, weapons and mines from the greater
  Famagusta area-would transform the area on both
  sides of the Green Line into a beacon of
  cooperation, development and prosperity for all,
  generating an unprecedented momentum towards the
  reunification of Cyprus
• The Government has declared its readiness to make
  special arrangements to render the Port of
  Larnaca a hub for the movement of T/C products
  across the Green line and to the outside world
• The Government could hire the services of Turkish
  Cypriots to assist with the increased workload of
  customs, immigration, storage and other
  operations which the implementation of this
  proposal would place upon the Larnaca port