observer wrote:Britain is an EU country and has signed a treaty with Turkey (is it really a treaty - don't know) to work for a number of goals that are stated to be EU goals.
RoC is an EU country that is wanting Turkey to work for a goal that is an EU goal.
Don't see much difference myself, save for each country pursuing interests that are specific to itself.
Observer , let me just come in on this.Britain was not ONLY a guarantor power for Cyprus's independence but it also WAS the protagonist in drafting out the Zurich Agreement of 1959 . When Turkey invaded Cyprus 1974 , Britain remained idle and failed in its obligations as a Guarantor party along with the other Guarantor Greece. Some years later a select committee appointed by the British parliament found that Britain failed in its legal duty to intervene and stop the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey. We understand that all powers throughout history have been driven by their duty to their interests and those of their people , (shame that the UK now has given up in caring for ITS OWN people , its OWN troops . its OWN old people , politicians are a bunch of arseholes solely in politics to enhance their private coffers ) however the British in pursuit of their own perceived interests have neglected the people of Cyprus and have forgotten , or couldn't care less , that the overwhelming number of Cypriot people view Turkey , rightly so , as an occupying power. To go ahead and further add insult to injury by instigating a fresh strategic alliance with Cyprus's occupier is a disgrace . This is not a question of an EU member wishing to strengthen strategic positions for the benefit of the EU. The fact that Cyprus demands that Turkey allows its ships and ferries access to Turkish ports is immaterial and unconnected to the core issue. I'm a vociferous supporter of the West , USA and Britain in particular but will not hesitate to condemn such disgraceful policies by either the British or the American administration. Britain has , I'm afraid lost its sense of direction , those who fought in two world wars would be turning in their graves at what is today happening to this nation , a nation governed by politicians with Traffic Warden mentality.
Let me remind you of another blunder by successive British governments.
The Zurich agreement , drafted by the BRITISH , provided for two sovereign basis in Cyprus in return for which an annual rent would be paid !!!!! Not a fg..ng penny , you know why , because they , the British government , saw fit to declare that since Cyprus is no longer governing itself according to the Zurich agreement , they therefore have every right to withhold rent payments .!!! Yet they accept that the ROC IS THE ONLY LEGAL GOVERMENT OF CYPRUS.
Two faced or what , a bunch of bloody wankers I say ! They have turned this nation , the UK , into a third world bloody country.We cant even celebrate Xmas without some ponce having a poke.
