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Contact group member: Isolation of Turkish Cypriots unfair


The New Anatolian / Ankara

16 March 2007


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An Austrian member of the European Parliament's High-Level Contact Group for relations with Turkish Cypriots yesterday decried the international isolation of Turkish Cypriots, calling it a shame for both Europe and the United Nations.

Austrian Liberal MEP Karin Resetarits, in an exclusive interview with TNA, added that peaceful, honest people like Turkish Cypriots, who have not done anything wrong for decades, are being treated like outlaws.

Asked how the contact group leader could be fair to the situation without holding talks with Turkish Cypriot leaders, Resetarits replied, "This you have to ask President (Francoise) Grossetete herself. I cannot give you an answer on her behalf."

Stating that she meets Turkish Republic of Northern Cypriots (TRNC) President Mehmet Ali Talat and as many Turkish Cypriots as possible every time she has an opportunity, she added, "It is genuine to talk to each other, as it is then we develop ideas to find ways out of the various problems the Turkish Cypriots have to face."

On Grossetete's turning down an invitation by Talat for talks, she sounded a note of dissent, saying such action is impolite and rude. "I heard about it from a third party," she added. "The contact group has not met since. But it will be certainly a topic at the next meeting if there is to be one."

On the group's role, she said that it is not a cure-all, adding that they are continuing to push to raise awareness. "Cyprus is a small island -- the big European nations and their powerful representatives aren't thinking of Cyprus all day long," she added. "It's also us who remind them to do so at least once in a while. I say this as a member of another small European country. If the contact group was dissolved today at the conference of presidents, it would be to the detriment of Turkish Cypriots."

She also expressed her hope that Turkish Cypriot deputies will soon take their place in the EP as observers.

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[Sotos]

The occupation of Cyprus by you is also unfair and illegal.

[zan]

The occupation of Cyprus by you is also unfair and illegal.

At least you have got the guts to admit it. Well done.

[Sotos]

yes. But what you do to us is even more unfair. Do you have the guts to admit that? I mean if it was less unfair then you could all just ethnically cleanse yourselves from Cyprus and go live in Turkey without any isolation, right? And since you want this unfair situation to continue how can you complain?

[Pyrpolizer]

Hey Sotos some people are only good for complaining.

[zan]

yes. But what you do to us is even more unfair. Do you have the guts to admit that? I mean if it was less unfair then you could all just ethnically cleanse yourselves from Cyprus and go live in Turkey without any isolation, right? And since you want this unfair situation to continue how can you complain?

I am not from Turkey By that same sentiment....Why don't you go and live in Greece??????????


As for ethnic cleansing.......Our Cypriot cousins already tried to do that and look where we are now.

[Sotos]

Zan, are you stupid? You totally missed the question. Turkey ethnically cleansed 200.000 Greek Cypriots and that is illegal and unfair. If you think isolation is worst than what you did to us then ethnically cleanse yourselves like you did to us and go to Turkey without isolation. I live in Limassol but I am not from Limassol. I am from Famagusta. But I was forced to live in Limassol because you invaded and occupied my city and stole all my property. Thats mush more unfair than any of your isolation.

[zan]

Zan, are you stupid? You totally missed the question. Turkey ethnically cleansed 200.000 Greek Cypriots and that is illegal and unfair. If you think isolation is worst than what you did to us then ethnically cleanse yourselves like you did to us and go to Turkey without isolation. I live in Limassol but I am not from Limassol. I am from Famagusta. But I was forced to live in Limassol because you invaded and occupied my city and stole all my property. Thats mush more unfair than any of your isolation.

No, what is unfair is me and my family sitting huddled up while Greek and GC forces are advancing to within a few hundred yards of our home on the night of Bloody Christmas. Had they not started all that shit, who knows......We might just be arguing ovr which football team we support.......Or does your memory not stretch back that far??????

[Sotos]

No, I was unborn on that ancient history of yours. But I know about Turks killing many thousands of GCs starting from even earlier than that and I know that they occupy my home and property today. Maybe if the Turks didn't start it all there would be nothing unfair in Cyprus today then. So now I guess it is our destiny to have unfair things for all forever because of what happened in history. So maybe you should not think of how what is unfair will stop but about the more unfair things that will happen to you in the future?

[zan]

No, I was unborn on that ancient history of yours. But I know about Turks killing many thousands of GCs starting from even earlier than that and I know that they occupy my home and property today. Maybe if the Turks didn't start it all there would be nothing unfair in Cyprus today then. So now I guess it is our destiny to have unfair things for all forever because of what happened in history. So maybe you should not think of how what is unfair will stop but about the more unfair things that will happen to you in the future?

You will have to leave thisd rhetoric to Piratis Sotos as he is much better at it than you and a hell of a lot more informed. Your tentative remarks are just that and nothing else. Perhaps he can send you some of his numbers so that you sound a little bit more as if you believe what you are writing. If you want to quote history, try quoting from when we became a true republic and how Makarios screwed it up. then you might actually show some compassion for what really happened.