by MrH » Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:26 pm
Hi Sotos, although we differ in our opinion(s) on Cyprus, I would like to say that I am glad we are discussing this in an amicable way and that I respect your ideology of a Cyprus solution, or your ideas, based on you being a Greek Cypriot. What I would like to educate you on, and also GR in particular, is what is happening now and what your leader Mr Nicos Anastasiades has not told you from the latest event at Crans-Montana.
1) Firstly, Nicos Anastasiades should tell you, and this is in answer to youir EU dream, that the majority of "Turkish Settlers" (as you like to put it, are duel EU-Turkish-BULGARIAN Turkish Passport holders. When Bulgaria entered the EU, 600'000 duel Turkish-Bulgarian citizens flooded the EU, including the TRNC, but the ones in the TRNC are remaining quiet as Akinci uses this as a trump card when your stupid leader tries the "Settlers" phrase. At Crans-Montana, Nicos Anastasiades was suddenly cornered into allowing the so called "settlers" to remain in Cyprus as a vast majority of them, and their remaining families in Bulgaria and Turkey hold both duel nationalities.
2) Secondly, No Other Country recognises the TRNC more than the Republic of Cyprus. This you need to understand. Not even Turkey recognises the TRNC as much as they have never internationally championed its recognition until recently (and even now they have not put their backs into it fully. How do I know that the Republic of Cyprus recognises the TRNC? Well, let's think about it for one second as the facts are evident as follows:
a) It was nationalist Rauf Denktas whom opened the border in 2003. Why would he have done that? Since then, hundreds of thousands of crossings are performed each year by all Cypriots and holiday makers, and businesses (Taxi's) on a daily basis. That's Recognition at its most obvious level. Close the border tomorrow and watch the UN switch on you, proving that the actual decision didn't come from Denktas alone but from a higher authority! If your administrator didn't recognise a separate Cypriot state, the border would be similar to that of the East/West Germany boarder or the North /South Korean border but it clearly isn't. It's your administration whom allows, and has allowed its acceptance to manifest and operate. The ROC could have easily have said "OXI" and kept the TCs isolated under Turkey which would have worked to your favour, but no, once again your administration lies to you and gets away with it.
b) The "Cease-Fire Agreement" clearly demonstrates that Northern Cyprus exists as a serparate and accepting administration.
c) The Rolling "6 month UN Mandate" to patrol the "Border" is another form of open acceptance that there are two clear states in Cyprus with their own working administration "in conflict".
d) "Inter-communal" projects and activities performed FROM both sides on a monthly basis shows acceptance to the world that we are working together side-by-side as opposed to one country.
e) The financing by the EU themselves of major projects to the TRNC government on a yearly basis since 2004.
With the above factual practices, why would there be a need for a so called comprehensive solution when both governments on either side know fully well that no referendum on a federal solution will ever get passed its respective citizens? This leaves the Republic of Cyprus is a very strange, political predicament as each passing day of throwing the blame card on Turkey since 1974 has actually turned into a laughing stock.
IF the world; UN, EU etc...etc, really did see Turkey as an occupier, really did believe that Turkey does not have a legal basis for which to be on the island (according to the Turks as the troubles were actually instigated by the Greek Cypriots in 1963 and not only in 1974), why hasn't Turkey been kicked out of Cyprus? Why does Nicos Anastasiades feel compelled to sit at the negotiating table year after year?
The truth here must come from your leader Nicos Anastasiades as he has the proper answers and solution you are seeking. The only Greek Cypriot candidate whom could have secured a Cyprus agreement was your hardliner whom did suggest that the parameters of the Cyprus solution must change, but Nicos Anastasiades soon tricked his people once again into believing in the old dogma of endless talks and another failure in the end.
If Turkey is so wrong....then kick her out. Use your mighty political leverage and build up a UN and EU case to prove Turkey wrong as you know that this can never happen as it was your people from 1955 whom decided to pick on the British. The British made certain that Makarios signed the new Cyprus constitution in desperation and now you are stuck with only half an island/country even after it entered the EU. If being in the EU couldn't guarantee the so called unification of Cyprus, nothing now ever will. Turkey has the Republic of Cyprus exactly where it wants it and now that we have this Hydro-Carbons affair, it's only a matter of type before your greedy political Coffers will sign away the north to infamously enjoy the tax's only of the revenue collected by those natural resources.
Since joining the EU, even your Greek Cypriot Potatoes growers are unable to sell their products abroad due to limits imposed by the EU on your agricultural products. The EU has destroyed any possibility of a Cyprus solution offer than partition and you know it.
Don't agree with me? Print this our and email it to Nicos Anastasiades. Show it to your press and watch them bow their heads down in shame.
