Christofias unforgivable crimes make partition the only solution

zcacmxi


Joined: 30/11/2008
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Message Posted:
12/08/2010 00:06

An interesting article in Cyprus Mail from a couple of days ago, unsure if it has been mentioned:

http://m.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus-problem/christofias-unforgivable-crimes-make-partition-only-solution/20100808



Executive Summary:

It was a mistake to reject the Annan Plan. It was a unique opportunity, now the only way out is to agree on partition.

hal9000


Joined: 01/12/2008
Posts: 154

Message Posted:
12/08/2010 00:25

Loucas Charalambos is one of the few commentators in the RoC who has the foresight and the courage to voice what we in the North have known ever since the '94 Annan Plan referendum - the only practical solution is partition. The world is growing weary of the Greek Cypriot posturing as the eternal victim of a bully off the northern coast, and is waking up to the fact that it's not the TCs who are being intransigent.

They are only now realising that they will never own the whole island and be able to ally it to the motherland in Greece, and are now considering ways of minimising the damage to their position at the negotiating table.

At the end of this year everyone will give up on the talks, and only then will the serious decisions be made. Will the TRNC become Turkey's newest state? It seems the most logical solution.

Only when the grass-roots hatred of the two communities decays will there be any chance of an amicable union.

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
12/08/2010 01:32

Msg 2

'94 Annan Plan referendum - (sic) ? What century are you languishing in?



Richard

hal9000


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Message Posted:
12/08/2010 01:41

Sorry, slip of the keyboard. I did of course mean '04 rather than '94.



But is that your only comment on what is a rather serious topic?

LaptaMike


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Message Posted:
12/08/2010 01:44

never going to be re-unified in my opinion. The GC are just too stubborn.



In my opinion carry on with the pipes for elec and water from the mainland. Bet they'll complain when we won't let them have any.



Sod em. The miserable gits.

hal9000


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Message Posted:
12/08/2010 01:58

" Bet they'll complain when we won't let them have any. Sod em. The miserable gits."



Ah, the sweet voice of reason. Thank God for diplomats like LaptaMike. Without them the world would be in a right state!

LaptaMike


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Message Posted:
12/08/2010 02:07

hal9000, they put a damn over the river running into Guzulert for a start, where do I carry on?........

BrightonJim


Joined: 27/07/2010
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Message Posted:
12/08/2010 11:14

What an interesting article.



TRNC's negotiating position has not only improved because the GCs are widely considered to be the awkward party to the talks but because Turkey has emerged as an economic and politilal regional power whilst the Greeks are economic paupers. Europe and the West needs Turkey: sadly, Greece is third division and politically insignificant.



I cannot see that the GCs would tolerate their Government making the necessary concessions to TRNC so the talks are unlikely to result in a settlement which will ultimately be imposed by TRNC/Turkey.

ilovecyprus


Joined: 08/05/2007
Posts: 2880

Message Posted:
12/08/2010 11:43

The author said



"And his motives were very dubious. On the one hand, he was not in a hurry to sign a deal because he wanted to enjoy his time as president, while on the other he did not want to lose the support of DIKO and EDEK for the sake of a settlement. How else would he have secured another term?"



This would be impossible to prove, however, it if it is correct, then in years to come Christofias might find it hard to sleep at night, as he may have put his own interests before the welfare of those who live on the whole island.



In his defence, I think the Cyprus issue is a very difficult matter to solve for anybody

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
12/08/2010 11:49

Too much bad blood has been spilt (both sides) for things to change now.Gcs wont budge an inch and never will.They want the whole island,but Turkey will not remove its troops,checkmate really,

Paul.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
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Message Posted:
12/08/2010 11:56

I think you mean stalemate..



Checkmate is when one side has won.

zcacmxi


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 388

Message Posted:
12/08/2010 12:02

If you were the GCs, you would have voted NO to annan too....



You have full control of the only legally recognised government on the Island, you have UN, EU and membership to any International organisation that you want, you have control of the only airports with direct flights from anywhere in the world... Even the TCs go and spend their money over their as they have things that can not be operating in the North, and they get significant revenues profits from these activaties...



So why would they vote yes and share it all? They're doing well on their own... Voting No has bought little/no downside to them, afterall they were rewarded with FULL EU membership for the ROC the miniute the referendum results were in whilst the TRNC were shunned.

newlad



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Message Posted:
12/08/2010 14:36

Groucho,



Re mess 11 you win there so checkmate,

Paul.

cyprusairsoft



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Message Posted:
12/08/2010 18:03

i think life is all going to change and get interesting

mmmmmm



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Message Posted:
12/08/2010 21:00

re msg 9



It isn't hard to prove.. he told his party supporters to vote NO to Annan - 'that the No meant Yes' - DIKO got Tassos as President in return for his party's support to keep out DISY ( the party of the right - who ironically were PRO Annan )