2004 年 4 月 24 日在塞浦路斯同时分别举行的全民投票突显了该岛上存在互不代表对方的两个不同民族的事实。因此，声称有一个代表全岛的单一权力机构，而无视任何解决方案都必须得到双方同意的事实，是行不通的。
The separate simultaneous referenda held in Cyprus on 24 April 2004 underline the fact that there exist two separate peoples on the island, neither of which represents the other. Consequently, it would constitute an untenable claim that there is a single authority to represent the whole island, disregarding the reality that any solution on the island requires the consent of both sides.