The Cyprus Mail is quoting international relations expert, Hubert Faustmann, as saying that Direct Trade with EU for Turkish Cypriots will be imposed on Cyprus by the end of the year. In exchange Greek Cypriots will getting the Ankara Protocol which means it will then have flights and trade with Turkey.
The reason for this, it appears, is President Christofias’ unwillingness to set a timescale for the talks which has given the impression that he does not want a settlement. This attitude reinforces the belief that the south wants to keep Turkish Cypriots out in the cold as a punishment for 1974. Unfortunately for Greek Cypriots this has alienated them from the international community which would like to see a line drawn underneath the Cyprus Problem and for the country to move on.
The Jennifer Lopez witch-hunt hasn’t helped much either. It too reinforces the image of a baying crowd seeking revenge. When people step back and look at what has happened they will see the petty mindedness of a group of people who profess to want a unified Cyprus. They will see that such a thing is not possible because too many people seem to harbour a grudge. Separate states then seems the only sensible way for Cyprus to go in order to avoid the return of the bloodshed of the past.
I cannot find WHERE the Cyprus Mail is quoting this? I see you are in there Miltiades - have you seen anything about this in the CM?
