The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party, convening in Barcelona, Catalonia on 19^th and 20^th November 2009:

The young people of Cyprus deserve a future of lasting peace and prosperity that can be attained through freedom, democracy, equal opportunity, respect for human rights and cooperation.

We call upon the leaders of the two communities of Cyprus, Mr. Christofias and Mr. Talat, to respond positively to the responsibility which history has bestowed upon them, by reaching a timely agreement on the reunification of Cyprus, on the basis of the commonly agreed framework described in their joint statements of May and July 2008, that of a bizonal bicommunal federation with political equality as this is defined by the relevant Security Council resolutions. This partnership will have a federal government with a single international personality, single sovereignty and citizenship as well as a Turkish Cypriot Constituent State and a Greek Cypriot Constituent state, which will be of equal status.

This is the time for all concerned parties to look ahead into the benefits - both economic and political - that lasting peace on the island and peaceful coexistence and cooperation between a reunited Cyprus and its neighbouring countries will yield to the Cypriots, their neighbours in the Eastern Mediterranean and to their wider European family.