Agreements - High-Level Agreement of 12 February 1977

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The following is the text of the Αgreement between then President of the Republic, Archbishop Makarios, and Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, concluded during a meeting under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary-General:

1. We are seeking an independent, non-aligned, bi-communal Federal Republic.

2. The territory under the administration of each community should be discussed in the light of economic viability or productivity and land ownership.

3. Questions of principles like freedom of movement, freedom of settlement, the right of property and other specific matters, are open for discussion, taking into consideration the fundamental basis of a bi-communal federal system and certain practical difficulties which may arise for the Turkish Cypriot Community.

4. The powers and functions of the central federal government will be such as to safeguard the unity of the country having regard to the bi-communal character of the State.