10/03/2014 11:32
Senior business leaders from both sides of Cyprus have expressed the conviction that a solution of the Cyprus problem “will benefit all sectors of the economy and will bring gains for Cypriots on both sides of the island, bringing significant growth to companies and creating jobs for many of our unemployed compatriots.”
Moreover, they welcomed the Joint Declaration issued on February 11 by the leaders of the two communities and the Joint Statement issued by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce on 5 March, expressing their readiness “to support our leaders and the Chambers in their efforts.”
In a joint statement, issued after a two-day conference organized in Brussels by the PRIO Cyprus Center, entitled the “Cyprus Peace Dividend Revisited”, Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot business leaders said that “to help us plan for a united Cyprus, we agreed to continue our cooperation in a number of sector-based focus groups, under the overall direction of the Chambers.”
The conference was organized with the support of the Foreign Ministries of Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway and took place in the presence of the negotiators from the two communities, Greek Cypriot Andreas Mavroyiannis and Turkish Cyprot Kudret Ozersay.
“Our companies are some of the biggest employers on both sides of the island and operate in all the key sectors.”, the business leaders said, adding that “we much appreciate the opportunity to provide feedback on the preliminary findings of PRIO Cyprus Centre’s upcoming Cyprus Peace Dividend Revisited report, authored by Fiona Mullen, Alexander Apostolides and Mustafa Besim, to be published in the coming weeks.”
They noted that during the sector-by-sector discussion sessions, “we brainstormed on some of the planning that we, as business leaders, need to undertake in order to maximize the significant economic benefits that a solution will bring. Our aim,” they added, “is to support the efforts of the negotiators and to complement the excellent work already being undertaken by the Chambers.
They expressed their gratitude to the PRIO Cyprus Centre for facilitating meetings with representatives of the business communities and to the Nordic countries for their support.
“As business leaders, we know that when an opportunity presents itself, it must be grasped with both hands, carefully nurtured and planned in detail. Let us grasp that opportunity for Cyprus,” they concluded.
Cyprus talks resumed, under UN auspices, in February, following an agreement on a joint declaration by the leaders of the island’s two communities, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu. The objective is to reunite Cyprus, divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion, under a federal roof.
Moreover, they welcomed the Joint Declaration issued on February 11 by the leaders of the two communities and the Joint Statement issued by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce on 5 March, expressing their readiness “to support our leaders and the Chambers in their efforts.”
In a joint statement, issued after a two-day conference organized in Brussels by the PRIO Cyprus Center, entitled the “Cyprus Peace Dividend Revisited”, Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot business leaders said that “to help us plan for a united Cyprus, we agreed to continue our cooperation in a number of sector-based focus groups, under the overall direction of the Chambers.”
The conference was organized with the support of the Foreign Ministries of Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway and took place in the presence of the negotiators from the two communities, Greek Cypriot Andreas Mavroyiannis and Turkish Cyprot Kudret Ozersay.
“Our companies are some of the biggest employers on both sides of the island and operate in all the key sectors.”, the business leaders said, adding that “we much appreciate the opportunity to provide feedback on the preliminary findings of PRIO Cyprus Centre’s upcoming Cyprus Peace Dividend Revisited report, authored by Fiona Mullen, Alexander Apostolides and Mustafa Besim, to be published in the coming weeks.”
They noted that during the sector-by-sector discussion sessions, “we brainstormed on some of the planning that we, as business leaders, need to undertake in order to maximize the significant economic benefits that a solution will bring. Our aim,” they added, “is to support the efforts of the negotiators and to complement the excellent work already being undertaken by the Chambers.
They expressed their gratitude to the PRIO Cyprus Centre for facilitating meetings with representatives of the business communities and to the Nordic countries for their support.
“As business leaders, we know that when an opportunity presents itself, it must be grasped with both hands, carefully nurtured and planned in detail. Let us grasp that opportunity for Cyprus,” they concluded.
Cyprus talks resumed, under UN auspices, in February, following an agreement on a joint declaration by the leaders of the island’s two communities, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu. The objective is to reunite Cyprus, divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion, under a federal roof.
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