Turkish Cypriot daily Kibrisli newspaper (30.08.15) reports that Yilmaz Bora, the chairman of the TMT organization, stated that federation is a suicide and claimed that “there is a legal state in the northern part of Cyprus that should be recognized”. “We are known for saying no. You know why we say no? Because a federation…
Brown’s appraisal on Turkish intentions
L. Dean Brown, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management of the United States in 1974, was sent by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Cyprus to take charge of the USA Embassy in Nicosia after the tragic assassination on August 19, 1974 of Ambassador Rodger Davis and until the appointment of a new Ambassador.…
Team Cyprus – A new effort to reunify the island
We received the following press release regarding a new team of Gcs who want to contribute towards the reunification of the island. The following is their declaration: Our Team, Cyprus. Ομάδα Κύπρος. by Leontios Philotheou Team The reality is that every attempt to form a common football team would lead us to the Emergency Room. Ok,maybe that is…
Citizens Platform Against the Partition of Cyprus to Junker
Citizens Platform Against the Partition of Cyprus sent an open letter to the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker which we present here: Mr. Juncker, Firstly, we would like to welcome you to OUR land and inform you that we truly want a solution to the Cyprus problem. It’s been too long. Mr. Juncker,…
Anastasiades points to wholly different climate in the talks
According to GC newspaper SIMERINI Anastasiades yesterday referred to “a wholly different climate” in the talks, in which the various concerns of both sides are allowed to be expressed. In an interview he gave to Sigma he explained that up to now, a codifying of the differences and convergences was being carried out, pinpointing what…
Akinci’s Election Revives Hopes for Breakthrough in Cyprus Talks
Mustafa Akinci was sworn in as president of northern Cyprus yesterday, after overwhelmingly defeating right-wing incumbent President Dervis Eroglu, 60.5 percent to 40.5 percent, in Sunday’s election. Though Eroglu, who has been in office since 2010, had just barely finished atop the first-round voting a week before, the leftist Akinci and the two other leading…
The Joint Declaration Explained
On the 11th of February 2014, a much-debated joint declaration signaled the beginning of renewed negotiations for the settlement of the Cyprus problem. Article 3 of the declaration provides that ‘the settlement will be based on a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality’. But what is a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation? You can find some more…
The case for an independent Turkish Cypriot State within the EU #Hugh_Pope
A new round of talks has started in Cyprus. But it is unlikely that it will produce any viable solution for the divided island. Fresh tinking is needed in order to put an end to the division of the Island, a direct result of the 1974 Turkish invasion. Could the solution be found in the…
From Unity to Division
Unitary state, federation, confederation and partition. These concepts do not have clear definitions. It’s best to think of them as a range where at the one end lies the unitary state and at the other end lies partition. Based on characteristic elements or criteria, such as how much power the states/ regions enjoy in relation…
Spreading the word of federation
The launch of the movement on Sunday By Constantinos Psillides THE INAUGURATION of the Federal Cyprus Movement (FCM) on Sunday was a resounding success, according to one of the founding members Sotos Ktoris, who said that he hopes that the movement will foster a federal solution to the Cyprus problem. More than 200 people, including…
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