Metecyp, these are my anwers to your questions
Metecyp wrote:TC: The RoC has Greek national anthem.
GC: What do you expect when 1/3 of my country is occupied.
The Greek national anthem is not an official anthem for the RoC. It is used more or less for convenient reasons. The adoption of a Cypriot National anthem constitutionally requires the presence and approval of TCs. I hope you see the problem that we face on this issue, given the current abnormalities in Cyprus and the "absence" of the TCs from RoC power institutions. However, even under these circumstances, I believe RoC should have adopted its own anthem, claiming the law of necessity.
TC: TCs are not allowed to claim their properties back in the south and the RoC claim to be legal
GC: What do you expect when 200.000 refugees are denied to access their properties?
Yes they are allowed, provided they return back to the south for a certain period (six months) and there is evidence that they do not simultaneously hold or have disposed (sold) GC properties in the north. If in a particular property or house there is currently a GC refuge from the north and doesn't wish to vacate it, at least not after some time, then an alternative and as much as possible, equivalent solution is offered. Again, don't you see any logic in this policy, at all?
TC: How come no GC polician even talks about return of TCs to the RoC? It seems like you guys don't want to share the RoC.
GC: What do you expect when TCs have their illegal TRNC?
There are political parties who advocate this return. However, the official policy of the RoC on the issue, and of the parties supporting it, although they may favour such a form of solution, is not to publicly proclaim it because it will be contrary to what has been agreed between the two communities at the high level agreements in 1977, which call for the formation of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation. The official TC leadership will immediately blow the whistle to the international community and will simply say, "You see! The GCs are not sincere when they were negotiate with us all these years on what has been agreed, i.e. for a solution on the basis of BBF." Should the TC community’s leadership decides to seek a solution on the basis of a unitary state, based on the existing constitution, I believe it must first make it clear to the GC side and the UN and then I am sure the GC leadership will not have such a problem. On the individual level, i.e. when a TC wishes to return and exercise his political rights within the RoC, this has already been accommodated under a law based on the concept of "necessity." In fact this law was enacted recently, after an ECHR ruling was brought against the RoC by a TC residing in the south, (Ibraim Aziz.)
TC: The history education in the south is very biased.
GC: What do you expect when 200.000 refugees are still denied of their basic human rights.
Ok! The history of which period? The last 50 years? This period as far as I know is very superficially touched in schools. Therefore I will not dispute the above claim. However, schools are not the only place people learn the very recent history of their country. Media, family and political party affiliations play an equally important role. The every day life itself and the implication that our recent history has on them, are reasons enough for people to seek answers and thus learn their true history.
Metecyp, I hope you do not find these answers any similar to those you quoted above.
