However, Sylvia Tiryaki, the Istanbul-based Global Political Trends Centre's deputy director, thinks that Ban doesn’t have nearly as much leverage as his predecessor Kofi Annan had back in 2004, when the two communities held a referendum to unite the island, only to have the Greek Cypriots vote against.
Međutim, Silvija Tirijaki, zamenik direktora Centra za globalne političke trendove iz Istanbula, smatra da Ban nema ni približno onoliko manevarskog prostora koliko je imao njegov prethodnik Kofi Anan 2004, kada su dve zajednice održale referendum o ujedinjenju ostrva, na kome su kiparski Grci glasali protiv.