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[bill cobbett]

Well the good news is that the Liturgy passed off peacefully.

Early report on it from phile... http://incyprus.philenews.com/en-gb/Top ... -famagusta

... which includes this para...

"... The mufti and the bishop exchanged gifts. The bishop was also a given the key of the church by a representative of the East Mediterranean university. “This is not a gift. This is being returned to its owner,” he said to applause from the congregation. ... "

Now, where's the TMT-supporting VP...??? Thousands of "revenge-seeking", greek-speaking cut-throats descend on Occupied Famagusta and all goes well.

[Viewpoint]

Well the good news is that the Liturgy passed off peacefully.

Early report on it from phile... http://incyprus.philenews.com/en-gb/Top ... -famagusta

... which includes this para...

"... The mufti and the bishop exchanged gifts. The bishop was also a given the key of the church by a representative of the East Mediterranean university. “This is not a gift. This is being returned to its owner,” he said to applause from the congregation. ... "

Now, where's the TMT-supporting VP...??? Thousands of "revenge-seeking", greek-speaking cut-throats descend on Occupied Famagusta and all goes well.

The service was never in jepordy its just GC scare mongering, hello the secrity guarantee is in place and acts as a very strong deterrant.

[bill cobbett]

Well the good news is that the Liturgy passed off peacefully.

Early report on it from phile... http://incyprus.philenews.com/en-gb/Top ... -famagusta

... which includes this para...

"... The mufti and the bishop exchanged gifts. The bishop was also a given the key of the church by a representative of the East Mediterranean university. “This is not a gift. This is being returned to its owner,” he said to applause from the congregation. ... "

Now, where's the TMT-supporting VP...??? Thousands of "revenge-seeking", greek-speaking cut-throats descend on Occupied Famagusta and all goes well.

The service was never in jepordy its just GC scare mongering, hello the secrity guarantee is in place and acts as a very strong deterrant.

Looking at pickies and video of the scenes at the service, the situation was one of an awful lot of mutual respect and reconciliation, practically bordering on love.

You and your TMT -supporting friends must be gutted VP, that no one got shot by the security you refer to.

[Viewpoint]

Not really, I knew all along that TC would be the most polite and protective hosts, unlike those in the South.

[bill cobbett]

Not really, I knew all along that TC would be the most polite and protective hosts, unlike those in the South.

Always found the Egyptians to be a very polite and welcoming lot. Where did you have trouble... Cairo...???

[bill cobbett]

Not really, I knew all along that TC would be the most polite and protective hosts, unlike those in the South.

Perhaps you could comment on this report from ANT, which reports the reception included some who were not so welcoming...

[Maximus]

The idea of Enosis was not a violent movement towards the tc's, they involved themselves..

You are consistent Maximus, I will give you that. GC had every right and indeed a duty to resist and seek to end British Colonial rule in Cyprus, including using such honourable and peaceful means as shooting in the back the pregnant wives of British servicemen. TC on the other hand, by seeking to resist the replacement of British colonial rule in Cyprus with that of Greek colonial rule in their own shared homeland against and with no consideration for their communal will, were just vicious terrorists and would be thieves. I understand your view, that Cyprus belongs to GC and GC alone and that TC are just 'ex invaders' who should have been deported and had and should have no rights or say over their countries future what so ever. You are sadly not the only GC who holds such a view, not back in 1950 and not now. However if you think such a perspective is in any way compatible with finding a 'just settlement' for the Cyprus in the future then I am afraid you are wrong.

My view is consistent with what was happening in the region at the time.

The ottomans were being deported from the lands that they occupied to free the people and the countries they oppressed and claimed ownership of. They were being repatriated to modern day Turkey by Britain and France but this did not happen in Cyprus and its the only anomaly. The TC's were eventually used as pawns instead of being tucked away safe and sound in modern day Turkey.

Where are the "Turkish Egyptians" or the "Turkish Israelis", or the "Turkish Syrians" or the "Turkish Iraqis" and the "Turkish Palestinians" to form 'equal partnerships' and land share in the governments of these respective countries?

What the Tc's and Turkey should do today in my opinion, is to return everything they have stolen and accept that they are an ethnic minority in a democratic Cyprus and be free. alternatively, they can use their "GC" European or Turkish passports and live elsewhere, to stop harassing the GC's and leave them alone..

[kurupetos]

The stupid Turks have missed out big time by allowing those 5000 faithfuls over there. They could have charge them 50 euros a piece and paid for all the trash to be collected in its streets. The GCs being even more stupid woukd have paid too!
These people go over there under licence from the illegal occupation regime giving credence to the pseudo authorities, whilst at the same time Turkey has made visa application by the traitor GCs even harder to get, as the now have to denounce the RoC to get into that shit hole. We deserve everything we get. As one cypriot put it to me, we Cypriots are a skato ratsa, and he was not wrong.

Well said B25. Unfortunately many Cypriots are not worthy of being free citizens.

Watching "our" bishop thanking the Americ*nt ambassador and the Turk "mayor" of Famagusta ( ) after the liturgy, was embarassing enough to realize that even the Church has lost her dignity and patriotism, which once allowed the people of Cyprus to remain Greek Christians during the Ottoman rule.

[Viewpoint]

The above GC mindset is frightening. Thank god for division.

[Maximus]

The above GC mindset is frightening. Thank god for division.

the Tc should give everything back and stop holding the GC's property, country and national identity hostage to historical revisionism and endless Turkish negotiations.

Whats your mindset VP? that the GC's and TC's are twins from different mothers? whats your problem and your thanking Allah for the invasion, ethnic cleansing and theft of north Cyprus?