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Post by tileiohmaleas on Jul 12, 2008 2:19:37 GMT -5
All day....
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Post by tileiohmaleas on Jun 25, 2008 7:58:29 GMT -5
Yeh sure heaps more. At a time when its evident that the Turks should begin removing their troops from Cyprus (for the well being of their Turkish Cypriot brothers), you think they are going to plan to deploy more ?
Im sure Turkish Cypriots wont be happy with that. As unhappy as they already are that is.
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Post by tileiohmaleas on Jun 23, 2008 7:57:06 GMT -5
Yeh true your right im sorry. So let me rephrase that.......
"Relax Janny, its search and rescue and crisis exercises. Not search kill and destroy excercises like your judgemental and biased character automaticaly asumes"
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Post by tileiohmaleas on Jun 23, 2008 7:47:31 GMT -5
ummmmm they actually are regarded as an invader, hence the international embargoes. They are even regarded as invaders from the T Cypriots whos numbers are far less than the actualy settlers.
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Post by tileiohmaleas on Jun 23, 2008 7:38:11 GMT -5
Always thanking Janny for posting positive articles But yeh people turning internal problems into international problems arent being constructive. Just looking for cheap shots.
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Post by tileiohmaleas on Jun 20, 2008 19:25:52 GMT -5
"The internationally recognized government of Cyprus announced last week it would be holding search and rescue and crisis management exercises involving the sea and air forces of Cyprus, Greece and France."
Relax Janny, its search and rescue and crisis exercises. Not search kill and destroy excercises like your little brain is thinking.
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Post by tileiohmaleas on Jun 20, 2008 19:22:58 GMT -5
Stop meddling
BRUSSELS
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias said that meddling by Turkey is harming efforts to end the 34-year division of Cyprus between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
Christofias said Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat should be allowed to negotiate independently without having to check with Ankara for final approval.
"The continuation of the status quo is harming ... all Cypriots," Christofias said. "So I request Mehmet Talat to sit together without any commitments from the outside, from foreign countries and forces."
As a gesture of goodwill, Turkey should remove half its 43,000 troops from northern Cyprus, Christofias said.
"We could really as soon as possible solve the problem, but ... unfortunately we are dependent on the will of Turkey. Turkey is key. A country which has in Cyprus 43,000 well armed soldiers has to take some decisions," Christofias said.
Christofias said Turkey should drop its demand to remain a "guarantor" of the security of Turkish Cypriots, saying that once a reunification deal is reached the European Union would guarantee the rights of ethnic Turks on the island.
Christofias said he planned to meet with Talat this month and next to prepare for full-scale reunification negotiations.
He said main sticking points remain property rights, security arrangements for both communities and how to share power under a federal state.
Speaking at the ''breakfast policy briefing'' of the European Policy Centre in Brussels, President Christofias outlined his vision for the future of Cyprus, which translates into the reunification of the island under a federal roof on the basis of European principles and international law.
Christofias stressed that the solution must be found by the Cypriots for the Cypriots and said once Cyprus is reunited, it can become a paradise and an important spring-board for the European Union, which it joined in May 2004.
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Post by tileiohmaleas on Jun 12, 2008 9:33:30 GMT -5
Yeh just scrolled down the page and saw this........
"To this day, as the Greek Cypriot side gets richer and richer due to their vibrant tourism industry and now, European Union membership, while the Turkish Cypriots continue to lag behind. "
ohh such a sad story, try getting rid of the Turkish army and then we can talk.......
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Post by tileiohmaleas on Jun 11, 2008 9:22:09 GMT -5
Such sad news, they should go to other countries such as Turkey where they will be better looked after.....................
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Post by tileiohmaleas on May 28, 2008 9:08:25 GMT -5
LoL envy for what ? how can anyone envy the leeching of other peoples accomplishment.
Hey Desire, I asked you this like 8 months ago and you never answered. Hows your uncles hotel going ?
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Post by tileiohmaleas on May 28, 2008 8:57:19 GMT -5
Storm, I never said they didnt mix. But, for the Myceneans to establish colonies and begin trading and mining, im sure they werent created with a mixed population.
""if you look at Cypriot statues from 450-300 BC the Phoenicians/Near Eastern influence on Cyprus was very clear."""
Yeh, maybe their buildings had some influence by the Persians/Phoenicians or Egyptians. But the people were always Greek although conquered by others. Even when the Ioanians were revolting, Cyprus stood up to aid their revolt against the Persians in 499BC. Whats that, 50 years before your influencial statues ?
And about the Phoenician influence, we only hear of one city in Cyprus created by Phoenicians, and thats Kition. 1 city created in 800BC amongst 7 major cities by the Greeks created around 1400BC you fool.
As soon as the Greek presence arrived on the island, it was just that, Greek, and still is.
And you know which Turks im talking about.
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Post by tileiohmaleas on May 27, 2008 9:56:03 GMT -5
LoL morons......
At the end of the day, whatever presence Cyprus had on its island, it always ended up being Greek. Myceneans arrived and created cities you tool, they didnt begin a city whilst mixing with the 'indigenous population'. And yeh there was a Phoenician presence there, but not a majority presence.
But lets keep in mind, while all this was going on, the Turks were half way across the world looking like uummmm ......Koreans ? ? ?
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Post by tileiohmaleas on May 27, 2008 9:40:22 GMT -5
A Turk worried about brutality by authority figured ? wow........
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Post by tileiohmaleas on May 27, 2008 9:38:26 GMT -5
If Turkey helps in a solution, Stephanou said, Turkey will have an easier time joining the European Union. <-- hint hint LoL
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Post by tileiohmaleas on May 27, 2008 9:26:48 GMT -5
By Angelos MArcopoulos in Strasbourg
AS President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat prepared to meet today, some leading European politicians urged Turkey to stop preventing the discussion of the settlers question in orr for the talks to have some chance of success.
They stressed that they hope for results now, contrary to the Turkish trend to leave all the hard nuts to crack later on.
EU President, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, questioned by The Cyprus Weekly as to whether he thought that important issues, including that of the settlers, should be discussed by the UN-sponsored committees in order to prepare for successful peace talks, replied positively.
"Of course. Dialogue on all issues is the only way to a solution. I don't see any other," the EU President agreed.
Now dialogue needed to be intensified on all issues "so that we can see some light at the end of the tunnel," he stressed.
He added that the EU was encouraged by the moves of President Christofias.
"All questions should be dealt in the framework of this dialogue. This makes good sense," replied French Minister for EU Affairs, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, to a similar Weekly question.
Good direction
"Everything that goes towards a dialogue on Cyprus, goes towards a good direction."
The EU Rapporteur on Turkey, Dutch MEP Ria Oomen-Rujten, in answer to The Cyprus Weekly’s question on Turkey's refusal to discuss the settlers, said: "All Cyprus issues should be discussed, now that there is a window of opportunity to come up with solutions."
The Vice-President of the EU Parliament's Socialist Group, Spokesman on Enlargement and Foreign Affairs, Dutch MEP Jan Wiersma, speaking to me, said: "Since there are questions concerning settlers, they should be opened to dialogue."
British MEP Charles Tannock foreign policy spokesman for the EU Parliament’s largest group, the Christian Democrats, said: "Settlers is one of the key issues."
"That has to be part of the negotiations." "Those who don't have strong links to Cyprus might have to return to turkey, perhaps with compensation."
Turkey getsanother slap
AS MEPs voted on a 2008 Resolution on Turkey, 123 MEPs voted against, or abstained, because they wanted harsher criticism on Ankara's controversial EU bid.
A clear majority of MEPs rejected a last-minute attempt to cover-up Turkey's persistent failure to honour its commitments on Cyprus,
Among the 123 MEPs who voted against the Resolution, are some well-known opponents of Turkey's controversial EU-bid, and other MEPs who revealed that they wanted stronger criticism on the Armenian Genocide, the Kurdish issue, human rights and Cyprus.
The President of EU Parliament, German MEP Hans Gert Poettering, who chaired the voting session on the 2008 EU-Turkey Report, observed that a clear majority of MEPs voted down an amendment by a pro-Turkish lobby, led by Socialist Dutch MEP of Turkish origin Emine Bozkurt, which vainly tried to counterbalance the EU's call on Turkey to fulfil its commitments on Cyprus by raising the so-called isolation of the Turkish Cypriots.
"Non-fulfilment of Turkey's commitments will continue to seriously affect the process of negotiations," the resolution warned.
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Post by tileiohmaleas on May 27, 2008 9:26:00 GMT -5
By Annie Charalambous
The European Parliament’s latest progress report on Turkey underlining the need for occupation troops to leave Cyprus appears to satisfy the government, according to insiders.
But EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn’s view that Turkey’s role in fresh efforts to solve the Cyprus problem will be positive was taken with a pinch of salt.
"The report is positive, it stresses the need for Turkey to work positively towards a Cyprus settlement. The reference to the need for the withdrawal of troops is also very good," the same source told the Cyprus Weekly.
"The report calls on Turkey to abide by its obligations to the Protocol. So far it has made no such move but Mr Rehn and other Commission officials have to be both very careful and diplomatic with Ankara," the source added.
The report, adopted on Wednesday by a large majority of 467 for, 62 against and 61 abstentions, was drawn up by Dutch MEP Ria Oomen-Ruijten.
Encourage
Specifically on Cyprus-Turkey relations, it welcomes the March 21, 2008 agreement between President Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat. Especially positive is a note added by the Socialist Group that "the withdrawal of the Turkish troops would assist negotiations towards an overall settlement."
The report also encourages the Turkish government to implement the Protocol, underlining that non-implementation of Ankara’s commitments would continue to affect negatively accession negotiations.
As for the report’s rapporteur, she called on Turkey to "have a constructive stand towards the Cyprus problem’s resolution."
Cypriot MEPs Ioannis Kasoulides and Panayiotis Demetriou took the floor during the debate to express their views.
Kasoulides stressed the need for Ankara to prove its political will on Cyprus, so that a solution based on the principles of the EU, without any presence of occupation troops or the unilateral right to intervene militarily, is achieved.
Control
Demetriou said both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots now want a solution, and believe they could and should reach a settlement that enables them to live peacefully within the EU.
"Turkey, which occupies militarily and has the political control of northern Cyprus, should understand that the Cyprus problem’s settlement would benefit both Greek and Turkish Cypriots, but also Turkey itself," he added.
MEP Yiannakis Matsis said in a statement the withdrawal of Turkish troops should be discussed at the working groups preparing the ground for substantial talks, in the form of possible Confidence Building Measures.
Also in written statements, MEP Adamos Adamou said Turkey’s embargo on Cypriot-flagged vessels and aircrafts should be immediately lifted.
And MEP Marios Matsakis described those confronting the Turkish military status quo as very brave, and called the EU to fully support them.
Moreover, the own-initiative report welcomes recent legislative activities in Turkey, while insisting that the speed of reforms must pick up.
More specifically, it "welcomes the commitment of Prime Minister Erdogan that 2008 is going to be the year of reforms" and "urges the Turkish government to fulfill its promises" by implementing them.
It also notes that "further delays will seriously affect the pace of negotiations."
Among the concerns of the EP is the role of the judiciary and the military in modern Turkey, the Kurdish question, gender issues, and excessive use of force by Turkish police against demonstrators at this year’s May Day parade in Istanbul.
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Post by tileiohmaleas on Mar 22, 2008 23:31:28 GMT -5
New hope
By Charlie Charalambous
Hopes are high that today's face-to-face meeting between President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat will pave the way for peace.
And Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou yesterday insisted that this is not another false dawn because failure is not an option.
"If we don't manage to come to an agreement tomorrow (Friday) we will try, try and try again, we can't accept the division of the island.
"We don't want to use the word failure. Contemplating failure is excluded."
Today's exploratory session is expected to be the first of many rounds of talks as both sides take small, tentative steps towards ending the stalemate.
Since Christofias was elected president on a mandate to resolve the Cyprus problem as soon as possible, the international players have re-engaged in the hope this time it's for real.
"If one of the two sides doesn't want reunification then we have a problem, but division is not a solution, it is catastrophic," said Stephanou.
We believe that Greek and Turkish Cypriots can have their own small revolution and break free from the mother countries to find a solution that benefits Cypriots."
The meeting at the chief of mission's residence inside the UN compound at Nicosia airport is seen as a bright light after years of gloom on the Cyprus problem.
One of the positive outcomes of today's key meeting is the expected announcement on the opening of Ledra Street and agreement on a crossing point at Limnitis.
Goodwill
A blocked-off Ledra Street is the most visible symbol of Cyprus' conflict-strewn past, highlighting Nicosia as the world's last divided capital.
Opening Limnitis would also give resident of Pyrgos direct access to Nicosia, cutting journey times by more than half.
Foreign diplomats are also expecting a deal to be brokered on the two crossing points.
We expect an announcement on Ledra and Limnitis on Friday," a diplomatic source close to the talks told The Cyprus Weekly.
"We are cautiously optimistic, there is goodwill on behalf of both the two protagonists. The international community sees this as a very significant meeting."
Moreover, the movers and shakers on the Cyprus problem believe the differences between the two sides "can be bridge."
Opening Ledra and Limnitis would contribute to a climate of reconciliation and trust.
Christofias has made clear he is entering the talks with an "open mind" and with an abundance of goodwill. The international community has also voiced its optimism that the dormant July 8 process can finally get back on track.
Although Turkey wants to put the Annan Plan back on the table and Talat is looking to sidestep the twin-track process that is the July 8 accord, Christofias is adamant he can broker a deal.
He is also aware that the negative climate has changed and his election has re-ignited international interest to get a new initiative under way.
But the government says it cannot waver from insisting the July 8, 2006 process be a launch pad for progress on the Cyprus issue.
"We want very much for this meeting to have an outcome, a result. For us this would mean the two leaders deciding to proceed with realising July 8”, said Stephanou.
In press conference earlier this week, Christofias said he expected Talat to "honour his signature" on the UN-endorsed agreement.
Stephanou said in 34 years since the invasion, the leaders of both communities have signed only three agreements; July 8 is one of them.
The other two were high-level agreements of 1977 and 1979 when the principle of Cyprus becoming a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation was agreed.
Correct
Nicosia has also ruled out reviving the Annan Plan as Turkey has called on the UN and EU to do.
"Sticking to the Annan Plan is a recipe for doing nothing. The Annan Plan is past, it's not something we should discuss four years after it was rejected," said Stephanou. “Full stop."
Turkish Cypriot hardliner Rauf Denktash told Talat this week to demand a "two state" solution for Cyprus in his showdown with Christofias.
Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou said the Greek Cypriots were entering this new phase will all the goodwill necessary to achieve a just solution, but the question was whether the Turkish side wanted the same thing.
"Tomorrow (Friday) we will find out where the other side stands."
After meeting Christofias earlier this week, ex-President Tassos Papadopoulos said his successor was correct in insisting on the July 8 process and getting the working committees up and running.
SOT
HOPES
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Post by tileiohmaleas on Feb 29, 2008 10:59:10 GMT -5
Cyprus' new President Demetris Christofias took office on Thursday, pledging reunification is the new government's top priority.
"The solution of the Cyprus problem is the main reason I made the decision to run for the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus," Christofias told the parliament during a swear-in ceremony.
"The solution of the Cyprus problem will be the top priority of my government," the left-wing former Parliament Speaker declared.
He assured Turkish Cypriot compatriots in the north that he will work to let them enjoy "all the rights as equal citizens of a united federal Republic of Cyprus."
However, he added that this cannot take place "at the expense of the rights of the Greek Cypriot and of our Maronite, Armenian and Latin compatriots."
In obvious response to repeated calls by Turkish Cypriots for political equality of the two main communities, Christofias said he supports political equality, but it should be within the framework of a federation, as defined in the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council.
Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat expressed on Monday at a press conference his willingness to re-start the deadlocked reunification talks as soon as possible, with the new pro-solution Greek Cypriot leader.
He reiterated his position that "a new partnership state of Cyprus should be established based on the political equality" of the two communities.
Meanwhile, Talat warned against any "image polishing attempt," which he said will be damaging and leads to permanent partition of the island.
Talat holds a cautiously optimistic view that a possible solution may be worked out by the end of 2008 if all the parties concerned work hard for that.
Cyprus was divided in 1974 when Turkey militarily intervened and occupied the north of the island following a coup by a group of Greek officers who pushed for a union with Greece.
In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot authorities broke away from the Greek side and set up "the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus," which is recognized only by Turkey.
For several decades, the United Nations has tried to persuade the two communities to find a viable solution but has so far failed due to the lack of political will among the island's leaders.
Christofias took the helm from Tassos Papadopoulos, a hardliner who led Greek Cypriots in 2004 into rejecting a comprehensive UN solution for Cyprus problem. He was eliminated in the first round of the presidential election on Feb. 17.
The new Cyprus President also told Turkey, which has maintained some 30,000 to 40,000 troops in the Turkish Cypriot north, that "the key to the solution is in the hands of Ankara," adding "it is Turkey that has to decide to cooperate for a solution."
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Post by tileiohmaleas on Feb 23, 2008 20:22:43 GMT -5
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Post by tileiohmaleas on Feb 20, 2008 6:50:34 GMT -5
"Whilst the past economic depravations of division have without doubt prevented the TRNC to progress in the manner of the south"
What ? you serious comeon.
Arent you guys loving your current situation ?
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