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[grokked]

As a long standing member of the 'Association for Cypriot Greek and Turkish Affairs', a UK group of academics and others interested in considering issues which might contribute to a greater understanding of the issues involved in relations between Cyprus, Greece and Turkey, I am pleased to announce the release of a video available through the internet of the entirety of the latest seminar by the Association.

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HELLENIC OBSERVATORY, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
and
ASSOCIATION FOR CYPRIOT, GREEK & TURKISH AFFAIRS
http://www.acgta.org

Presented a seminar on
THE SECURITY DIMENSIONS OF A CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
by
Dr James Ker-Lindsay, IAA Defence Analysis, Institute Senior Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory, EuropeanInstitute, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Dr Zenon Stavrinides in the chair


Abstract: As direct high-level talks continue between the Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, there is one aspect of the settlement process that necessarily requires the active participation of external actors: security. This talk examined a range of security questions and issues that need to be tackled, such as demilitarisation, the presence of foreign troops, the Treaty of Guarantee, peacekeeping and ensuring the post-solution defence of Cyprus. The talk was followed by a discussion with participants at the seminar.

Held at:
London School of Economics, European Institute, Cowdray House.
10th October 2008

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The video of this seminar is available at:

http://www.acgta.org/events-2008-Ker-Lindsay.htm



Details of past events by the Association, of future events, and how to join the organisation and to be included on it's mailing list, are available on the website and by sending an email to its founder, and General Secretary, Dr. Zenon Stavrinides


About the Association for Cypriot, Greek and Turkish Affairs:

The Association for Cypriot, Greek and Turkish Affairs (ACGTA) was established in London in 1992 as an independent and non-partisan forum for debate and discussion on contemporary developments in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. Since then, it has become the leading international association specifically dedicated to the study of the Eastern Mediterranean.

Dr Zenon Stavrinides
General Secretary, ACGTA
8 Ganners Mount
Leeds LS13 2PE
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 113 256 8907
E-mail: [email protected]

[Get Real!]

Undemocratic and purely racist, political arrangements such as a BBF or a BBC will never work anywhere in the world let alone in Cyprus, where such a diabolical platform was the very foundation of the 1960 RoC constitution that ultimately failed miserably.

Therefore, unless true Democracy with its standard minority protection rights, under the guidance of the EU, is allowed to reign supreme throughout the island there can never be a just and prosperous future on Cyprus.

The very problem with undemocratic political arrangements is that everything is complex, racist, experimental, and leaves HUGE OPEN DOORS for many foreign countries to interfere in Cyprus as they see fit via the “security” guise.

Therefore, under a modern democracy, Cyprus can have her very own modern National Guard, as already proven, with obligatory service for ALL her citizens regardless of ethnic background, and be a part of the EU’s future military force, already being discussed in Brussels.


Regards, GR.