另外，根据《基础协定》中主要条款的展望，“希族塞人和土族塞人确认塞浦路斯为他们共同的家园，承认对方具有独特性和完整性，而且彼此的关系不是一个多数族裔和少数族裔的关系，而是一种政治平等的关系，每一方都不可声称对另一方具有权威或管辖权。”
Furthermore, the Main Articles of the Foundation Agreement envisaged that "the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots affirmed that Cyprus is their common home and acknowledged each other's distinct identity and integrity and that their relationship is not one of majority and minority but of political equality, where neither side may claim authority or jurisdiction over the other.