Carpe Diem wrote:All his arguing over 50% power sharing, 28% land ownership, 18% population, etc, etc.
It's all rubbish. The turk and greek cypriots, cannot be partners in anything. To much squabbling, to much resistance to give up land, too much resistance to share power.
Let's do the only sensible thing and come to an agreement based on the realities that we will never again jointly govern Cyprus. Create two indepeden, mutually recognised countries, with some adjustments on territory, a property exchange for people on both sides and be done with it.
These forums, the past 50 years, countless Presidents and negotiators from all over the world are evidence enough that the time has come for Cyprus to let go of this silly dream to some day re-unify.
I really wonder what an accurate survey (referendum?) on both sides to permanent partition would come up with? Partition where the turks retain say 25-26% of the total land, and turk-cypriots give up their property in south cyprus. In return the greek cypriots gain some significant land back and also the turk-cypriot properties in the south, however recognise TRNC as a separate, independent and legally functioning country in the north?
Let me guess...you would get a majority on both sides. If the people want it, get the bl00dy politicians out of it, and give the people what they want
Even if it were not decisive, it would certainly be intersting. Denktas and Makarios were nearly there with those sort of figures in mind but not as a partition as such but as a loose federation.
