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[Simon]

[quote]PAPADOPOULOS - BRITAIN

The government intends to escalate its response to a British-Turkish agreement, President Tassos Papadopoulos said here today, adding that any moves Nicosia takes are carefully thought out as it considers the matter very grave.

“The government is proceeding with firm steps, in a composed manner and with the appropriate moves in response to the strategic partnership agreement London and Ankara have signed,” he said, adding that any action taken will be announced, as appropriate, once it has been taken, unless otherwise decided.

Asked if government action will escalate in the immediate future, President Papadopoulos replied: “yes, but I repeat the issue is very serious and very delicate and has great prospects and is associated with many other issues.” [/quote]
Cyprus Mail.


What do you think Papadopoulos is referring to? The Bases? Sounds like a threat to me. If it is regarding the Bases, what exactly can Cyprus do?

[T_C]

Tassos is trying to do an Erdogan!

[Bill]

PAPADOPOULOS - BRITAIN


What do you think Papadopoulos is referring to? The Bases? Sounds like a threat to me. If it is regarding the Bases, what exactly can Cyprus do?

Sadly ~~~~ absolutely nothing.

[Kifeas]

What do you think Papadopoulos is referring to? The Bases? Sounds like a threat to me. If it is regarding the Bases, what exactly can Cyprus do?

There are plenty of options and things to do, that will hurt the British interests badly!

First of all, they are stupid, for with their actions they are in fact damaging the TC interests! Without RoC consent, no Bologna participation of universities in the north may materialise, nor direct trade or EU parliament participation may occur; and the fact that the British tried to poke their nose into these issues will only backfire and destroy the whatever existing GC intentions to seek ways to end the TC community's isolation!

[Nikitas]

There is plenty tht can be done. I will not go into it now, but to give one outlandish example:

Cyprus formally announced that it cedes territory to the TRNC and simultaneously recognises the new nation. That leaves the British base areas totally under Cyprus control and it will be payback time. It is an extreme scenario but possible.

[Simon]

I think that is called cutting your nose off to spite your face. How exactly would Cyprus pay Britain back in any event?

About as unlikely as Cyprus conquering Turkey and annexing it creating a new Byzantine Empire!

I was talking about serious options. Thanks all the same Nikitas.

[Simon]

Kifeas, would not the options you laid out simply turn more nations against Cyprus? I can see it now, the Europeans muttering about how unreasonable Papadopoulos is and the TCs going on about the unfair isolation etc etc.

[phoenix]

Well the TCs will always moan no matter what anyone does, so IMHO, they should be left out of the decision making equation . . .

Simon you sound like you are scorning Cyprus for its small size and ignoring its long history of survival against more forceful enemies than moribund Britain.

Cyprus does not have to kowtow to Britain. It has more countries supporting it in the EU than the U.K. does

[miltiades]

Britain is not exactly the flavour of the month with European nations . The British politicians are neither respected at home or taken seriously. One lie after another , feathering their nests and manipulating the voters so that they can carry on enjoying the huge fringe benefits that they derive.
Cyprus can do a great deal to harm British interests and it is time that Britain is taken to task over unpaid millions in rent for their two bases. No Cypriot politician should feel at ease with Britains' position which can best be described as hostile .Cyprus ain't what it used to be !

[Kifeas]

There is plenty tht can be done. I will not go into it now, but to give one outlandish example:

Cyprus formally announced that it cedes territory to the TRNC and simultaneously recognises the new nation. That leaves the British base areas totally under Cyprus control and it will be payback time. It is an extreme scenario but possible.

Nikitas, the only "outlandish" I see is the post itself, unless of cource if you were jocking!

Cyprus can take numerous actions against Britain, starting from the millions of owed rent from the use of the bases all these years.

Cyprus may choose to take the UK to the European Community court, for acting profoundly outside the letter and the spirit of the EU aqui, and ask for the reversal of the latest Turko-British agreement! The latest Turko-British agreement is illegal in the face of EU aqui, for it blatantly constitutes an interference of one EU member state into the internal affairs of another. It constitutes a side-stepping and a by-passing of the RoC for issues pertaining to its sovereignty, and it is contrary to the treaty of accession in which the status of the occupied areas is defined to be within the sovereignty of the RoC! After all, the TCs are EU citizens only by virtue of them being citizens of the RoC, and not citizens of the old Albion! If Britain thinks the RoC violates any of the rights of the TC community or it doesn’t fulfil its obligations deriving from the EU aqui, it can only ask the EU to take action against Cyprus through the relevant EU courts; and not act unilaterally, behind its back, for matters concerning the internal affairs of another EU member state!

Furthermore, Cyprus may chose to take the UK to the European court of Justice, for not fulfilling or for acting outside and contrary to its obligations as a guarantor power for the independence and sovereignty of the RoC!

Furthermore, it may choose not to "cooperate" with the UK, in the EU, on political decisions crucial for British interests!