CONCLUSION
As the above discussions attest, creating a nation on Cyprus from the ashes of years of hostilities requires great time and multi-level efforts from many different directions. But it must be done somehow, or else peace efforts at the formal level only will remain superficial and their effects will hardly reach the public.
Frustrating in its efforts and being concerned more and more about the expenses of the UN peacekeeping forces on the island, the UN tends to push the Cypriot parties to reach a compromise as quick as possible, as also exemplified by the latest Annan Plan. But considering the existence of psychological barriers between the communities, it appears that a quick solution on Cyprus is neither feasible nor desirable. A Cypriot nation cannot be created through “outside pushes” but can only be derived from internal dynamics. Third-parties, including the UN, may be helpful in this process, however, working as communicators and facilitators, but not as decision makers in place of the parties themselves. What is actually needed is an infrastructure that sustains present and prospective peace efforts. Although the UN has been relatively successful in keeping the conflict calm by deploying peacekeeping forces for over four decades and keeping the door open for negotiations between the Cypriot leaderships, very few initiatives to promote inter-communal understanding and to create a Cypriot identity eventually have so far taken place. This should be the area in which future peace efforts must go.
http://www.turkishweekly.net/articles.php?id=144
a very interesting article especially the conclusion above...
