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[CopperLine]

In your opinion, is a mutually agreeable resolution of the 'Cyprus Problem' likely in the foreseeable future ? Or, do you think that the current division of the island will continue indefinitely ?

For the poll I'm not trying to attract different proposals for resolution or assessments of those proposals so much as an indication of whether there is any prospect of resolution regardless of the detail.

In the case of Northern Ireland it took a good ten or fifteen years from when people began to think that may be something - however vague and unknown that something was - of a resolution was possible. Is the general feeling that, for good or bad, the Annan referendum was the last and only proposal on the table ?

[Piratis]

A mutually agreeable resolution is not possible.

The Turks will accept nothing short of partition since they believe that the northern part of our country, which is the homeland of 5 times more GCs than TCs, is somehow their own.

In addition to that, the kind of partition that they want is hugely disproportional to their size. In the past I had proposed an 18%-82% partition (based on population %) but it has been rejected by most of them because they believe the tanks of Turkey can get them more land on our loss.

Since they are not willing to discuss anything even remotely democratic or fair then the only "mutually agreeable" resolution that remains is our capitulation - but obviously that is out of the question as well. The maximum of our compromises has already been made in 1960 when our leader very reluctantly signed those foreign made agreements that gave to the TCs way more than what they should. They are not going to gain even more on our loss. If they want a resolution then they better stop being so greedy, but I don't see that happening.

[EPSILON]

Dear All

forecast: resolution is coming sooner than expected- sooner than 2 years and same will be a surprise for all.

Its name will be my signature hereunder and Tcs will be just the usual, European minority, in this Republic/

brgds

[free_cyprus]

the only way reselution will come a bout is when people realise cyprus belongs to cypriots, at the all there is in cyprus is turkish and greek soo called cypriots.

you lot wll not abondon

motherland greece
motherland turkey
greek flags
turkish flags
greek history
turkish history
our association with greece
our asssociation with turkey
our false thoughts that our roots are in athens
our false thoughts that our roots are in ankara
the false thoughts that says them and us when it comes to cypriots instead you lot are soo quick to label turkish and greek when theres no conclusive evidence to support such a theory aprt from speakign their language and following their riligion
the incredibly false idea that cyprus needs an army when cyprus has never declared war on any nation in their history
the false notion that only one side of cyprus has suffered when all of cyprus has suffered not only in their recent history but throughout history itself
the false notion of supiriority
the false nothing that some cypriots have more rights then others
if we are to have a united cyprus then everyone who is a cypriot should have all the rights and privilages and respect as anyone else regardless of class
and everyone should find it in their hearts to forgive for greek speaking and turkish speaking communities have suffered greatly in the past
you should look at your brother cypriots with pride and say yes im a cypriot just like you and we will not let language and riligion get in a way of our harmony for we are brothers and sisters from the same island we were born here our mothers and fathers and our grand mothers and granfathers was born here, when the day comes when you look at a cypriot regarless of what language he or she speaks and you can open say i love your my islander and we are both from this beautiful island of cyprus thats the whole world has fought over and ruled in our history and now we are free. when that day comes and you have all this in place then you will have aunited harmonious cyprus , when we have all these things in place and we have this vision and we have this commitment towards our own people the cypriots regardless of what language and riligion they are then we will finaly have peace and harmony and love we can all be proud off

[Viewpoint]

Dear All

forecast: resolution is coming sooner than expected- sooner than 2 years and same will be a surprise for all.

Its name will be my signature hereunder and Tcs will be just the usual, European minority, in this Republic/

brgds

Dream on...nothing short of BBF will do, the 2 states are in place theres no going back.

[Pyrpolizer]

From 7-20 years something will happen, but it will not be an agreed solution.

An agreed solution is absolutely impossible.

[free_cyprus]

Pyrpolizer
perhaps you can tell us how we will reach this historic agreement when you use such words as impossible can you explain the possible to me please

[Pyrpolizer]

I meant the finalisation/the closing/the ending up/the solution, call it whatever you like my friend.
This will NOT BE an agreed ending. But it WILL come and it won't be more than 20 years away. I base this on the very simple logical argument that the current situation is unsustainable plus the power of economics/money.


I don't know how it will end.

[zan]

It will end either with tears for the GCs and a semi reluctant joy for the TCs as they finally say goodbye to their cousins in the south or you will see pictures of a GC president shaking hands with a TC president and signing a peaceful and fair treaty.

[Pyrpolizer]

See you at the end Zany.