This year marks half a century of Turkish occupation, yet it doesn t seem to bother us. The government has no counterproposal to Turkish greed, only… mentioning the Cran Montana memorandum. Parties have solidified into a mishmash of ideologies, offering a bit of everything, and aspiring leaders and
President Christodoulides has conveyed a message of determination towards achieving a settlement of the Cyprus issue, as he responded to the 49th anniversary of Turkey launching the 2nd phase of its invasion which led to the capture of Famagusta and Morphou, with the aggressor often taking ter
Ankara is attempting to turn the tables as regards the Cyprus problem after the utter failure of recent UN-sponsored five-way talks in Geneva [between the Republic of Cyprus, the leader of the Turkish-Cypriot Community, Greece, Turkey, and the UK, which retains sovereign bases on the island] for which Turkey bears exclusive responsibility due to its insistence that the Turkish-occupied north be recognised as an independent state [that violates all UN resolutions since 1974, which call for a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation].
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s objective now is to put the blame on Greece by alleging non-existent provocations and making specious accusations of violations of international law.
By Yannis Kartalis
Ankara is attempting to turn the tables as regards the Cyprus problem after the utter failure of recent UN-sponsored five-way talks in Geneva [between the Republic of Cyprus, the leader of the Turkish-Cypriot Community, Greece, Turkey, and the UK, which retains sovereign bases on the island] for which Turkey bears exclusive responsibility due to its insistence that the Turkish-occupied north be recognised as an independent state [that violates all UN resolutions since 1974, which call for a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation].
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s objective now is to put the blame on Greece by alleging non-existent provocations and making specious accusations of violations of international law.