BigDutch wrote:Are you at all concerned that direct-contact into occupied Cyprus will actually cement the TC's into the North and the GC's into the South ?
Well, first of all, in any solution in Cyprus, majority of TCs will be in the north and the majority of GCs will be in the south. This is no surprise to anyone, I hope. I don't think that the direct trade will cement TCs in the North and GCs in the South any more than today. Direct trade won't affect recognition of the north either. If I remember correctly, TCs could export fruits to Britian up to 1990 and nobody was concerned about TRNC being recognized then.
By not letting TCs to export directly, GC leadership wants to make TCs completely depend on the structure in the south. That way the economy of the whole island can depend on the GC side and in the long run TC side will have no choice but accept anything offered by the GC side. This is in no way better to unification than a TC wanting recognition of TRNC.