by EPSILON » Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:38 pm
[quote="'74LondonBoy"][quote]The Cyprus Issue: What Is the Next Step?
Mon, 2007-06-25 01:25
*By Abdul Jaleel Al Marhoon
But Greek Cyprus was very hasty to decline the Turkish offer, making it clear that it could agree to open any of the airports in Turkish Cyprus for international flights except for those heading for Turkey.
The truth is the Turkish offer was clearly balanced, and it would have benefited Cypriots on both halves of the island, it would have even presented a launch pad on the path of the final settlement of the Cypriot issue.
A lot of promises were made to the Turkish Cypriots about alleviating the siege, and that was after their affirmative vote in the 2004 referendum on the plan of the former Secretary General of the UN Kofi Annan concerning reuniting of the island; a plan which was supported by the international community and rebuffed by Greek Cypriots.
Above is a part of the article by which this certain theme started.
What the writter is missing here is a basic and very important point.
The opening of a direct commercial activities with NC is not because someone want to punish the TCs.
The embarco is not there because same immpossed by GCs/.
Is there because this is the letter of the international law.
"No state can be created by the force of an invasion"
The NC is not an official state since same is a result of an invasion of a foreign army.If NC be regognised by international community then everybody with a private army can invate small countries and create his own state!!!
Secondly about the liability of EU to TCs because they voted yes to Annan plan.
Voting yes for a solution plan means that same either giving equal rights to the two communities (equal in line with int law) or the plan is fully in your favor.
In our case Annan plan was the second case. it was giving to the invasion forces/country the 95 per cent of their requirements-Top of all - recognision of the "state" created by force.Secondly the plan had nothing to do with EU regulations and was forcing the ROC to be transformed to a "Banania"
When we complaining for the GCs "NO" voting we should firstly read the plan.
Neither EU neither GCs have any liability because of the rejection of the plan-simply the plan was not good and/or fair.
Any TCs rights on Islands territorial waters and other incomes are there on basis they are acting as citizens of the state ,paying taxes etc .In case , any citizen of ROC do not comply with all obligations which are required for someone to be a citizen , he has no right to ask benefits.
Closing and recapitualating the ports and airports of NC are not recognised for international trade for the simple reason that same are operated by an inlegal authority which created by the force of arms.
Tcs can request all their rights only when they start to comply with their oblications as citizens of the official state.
Tcs should not even be considered as European citizens since they do not comply even for this part of their obligations.
A European citizen can not be controlled by military power as all TCs in NC are.
A fair solution , covering also this famous TCs safety (who has this problem TCs or GCs?) would be a European state without army forces and NATO force (exluding Turkey and Greece) to secure safety for both communities.
Give to GCs such a plan and then you will see a 99 per cent YES.