The President of the Republic either did not understand the basic messages that the UN Secretary-General sends to both sides in his latest Report or he is deliberately overlooking them. One can’t explain otherwise, even after the UN Secretary General’s Report, the fact that the President states he does not remain tied “to views expressed 45 years ago”.

Mr. President, what was indeed expressed 45 years ago is the agreement of the two sides for a solution of bi-zonal, bicommunal federation. The UN Secretary General in his Report recalls that the “Security Council, all these decades, supports a solution of bicommunal, bizonal federation that reflects the political equality of the two communities in Cyprus.”

You come back, Mr. President, yet again to the issue of “new ideas” in order to facilitate the procedure, as you claim. The UN Secretary-General is very clear on this issue too, Mr. President. He tells you: “In order to help the two sides…on 30th June 2017 (not on 4th July, Mr. President), I tabled a six-point framework with the goal of clarifying the differences that existed on key issues. I call on both sides to examine these issues in a constructive way.”

All the so-called “new ideas” you have tabled, Mr. President, nullify the UN Secretary General’s Framework. The convergences, which Mr. Gutierrez calls on both sides to safeguard, are also nullified by these “new ideas”. This tactic of yours, Mr. President, facilitate Turkey in following a policy of delaying tactics.

With the policy being pursued by Mr. Anastasiades, not only will the goal of resuming the negotiations from the point where they had remained and on the basis of the Guterres Framework not be achieved, but responsibilities will also be assigned on the Greek Cypriot side as well for the failure of the UN initiative, while Turkey will be implementing its goal of partition.

One Response to The Cyprus President’s tactics facilitate Turkey in following a policy of delaying tactics

  1. …if in this escalating crisis, a solution is found, it will be completely different to what the two sides are expecting.

    Trust and respect must be demonstrated. Let’s make it clear that “Greeks” and “Turks” may be the Problem, but Cypriots exist, so too Greeks and Turks not like “Them”.

    …who treats the Flag of Cyprus as a rag? Ask yourself.

    Mr. Anastasiades may do more, and Mr. Akinci should begin to speak to Cypriots soon, more often if Cyprus has a value to them, more than “Greekness” and “Turkishness”. One confidence building measure, that to me is so obvious, is these two men shaking hands with the Flag behind them. Oh what controversy that would cause; who would be exposed? Perhaps it should be ‘us’, in the streets. Across the island waving this Flag is legal, you know.

    …and if Mr. Akinci has a plan ‘b’, let’s hope he remembers who voted for him, what his election meant to them.

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