Publication

This paper addresses the negotiations between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot delegations on the unification of Cyprus, which resumed following a joint declaration by the two parties on February 11 2014. The author suggests that a viable settlement of the island's division could open up a range of opportunities for rapid development. However, he also suggests that differences in the two negotiating parties' perceptions over issues of sovereignty, the adoption of the European law, human rights and self-determination, and Turkey’s role in the island, impede a settlement. He also examines how the talks are affected by other regional and international relations.