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A strong reaction to Christodoulos' statements
2004-02-26 | Politis | Βαγγέλης Βασιλείου
EDI leader George Vasiliou gave a bitter reply yesterday to the statements of Archbishop of Athens Christodoulos, who said that the Annan plan is leading to the anti-Hellenism of Cyprus. Expressing his distress and his astonishment at the statements of the Archbishop of Athens against the Annan plan, Mr. Vasiliou said that “it seems that he either hasn’t read the plan or that he doesn’t understand it.”

“I consider it a provocation directed against the Cyprus Hellenism to be accused of anti-Hellenism after having suffered so much,” Mr. Vasiliou said, adding that “he should at least respect Ethnarch Makarios, who had to make a historic settlement with the Makarios-Denktash and the Kyprianou-Denktash Agreements, which constitute the basis of the current effort for solution.”
Commenting on a journalist’s remark that the Bishop of Paphos endorsed the Archbishop’s statements, Mr. Vasiliou noted that he hasn’t seen the statements of Paphos Bishop yet, adding that “if he made such statements, he should apologize to the Cypriot people.” “We should get serious and stop tolerating these things. Any dissenting opinion is welcome,” Mr. Vasiliou said, adding that “we cannot start accusing each other of being unpatriotic and treacherous.” He also pointed out that “the Church is doing well chosing not to interfere in the current effort of President Papadopoulos and of the National Council.”
Greek Foreign Minister Tassos Yiannitsis also commented on the statements of Archbishop Christodoulos, stating that the Greek government and the political powers are supporting the necessity of a settlement, and he placed emphasis on the significance of combining a settlement with Cyprus’ EU accession. He finally underlined that the accession of Cyprus to the EU is the strongest starting point in the last 30 years of the effort to find a settlement based on the creation of new prospects for Cyprus, which will prevent the reproduction of the de facto partition and the arrival of settlers.





Can you please explain to me what Cyprus Hellenism means with its basic principles?

[Greek Cypriot]

First of all I disagree with these things in the article:

1)What is best for us we will decide ourselves and we don't need instructions from Americans, British or the Greek church in this case.

2)Makarios-Denktash and Kyprianou-Denktash Agreements have very little to do with the Annan plan.

Can you please explain to me what Cyprus Hellenism means with its basic principles?

Cyprus Hellenism has its own characteristics but in general it is just like the Hellenism in Rodos island or Pelloponisos or anywhere else in Greece.

Greeks in Cyprus came over 3200 years ago, and the majority of this island has been Greek for some millenniums already. So what exactly you do not understand?

[PEACE]

Greeks in Cyprus came over 3200 years ago, and the majority of this island has been Greek for some millenniums already. So what exactly you do not understand?

This thinking style is not foreign to me ! Some of the grey wolves are trying to support their ideas in this way.But they forget something.Important one is not past history for 2004's Cyprus ! But international law is important! Agreements are important! May be really Greeks came to Cyprus over 3200 years ago.But before 3200 years ago who was living in Cyprus?Now can that ones come and say "This island was ours before Greeks came ...We came here 3400 years ago!"? Oh so so funny!

[Greek Cypriot]

Anybody can say whatever. The facts remain facts. History is history. Idiots exist everywhere. What they say does not concern me nor history.

The time Greeks had cities and kingdoms in Cyprus, some others were still living in caves eating roots.

If you can find a majority of people on this island that claim to be something that existed here before Greeks then we will talk. Can you?

[PEACE]

First of all you have to learn to be polite to people.I never insulted you cos of your ideas! Just said that thinking style is funny! Anyway...

I said what i wanted to say... Its not important how many years ago someone came to this island.Important point is situation NOW.If you want to support your idea you must take the international law base.

[michalis]

Cyprus Hellenism means NOTHING. Greekcypriots have nothing to do with Greeks according to International Law they have their own flag , own country and there are a different ethnic group!