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LGR.CO.UK News - Sunday 20 July 2008

Calls for the reunification of Cyprus and the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the republic were made by the UK Cypriots who took part in a mass rally in London. The demonstrators had walked the distance from the Turkish Embassy in Belgrave Square to the rally in Trafalgar Square on Sunday afternoon.

"We, the Cypriots of the UK ask the British government to assist" in a solution to the dispute, Peter Droussiotis, President of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK had told the gathering.

"A call to Her Majesty's government and the European Paliament to exert the pressure on Turkey, for the implementation of the UN Resolutions and a bizonal, bicommunal federation in Cyprus".

The protestors held placads with statements that read: 'Turkish Troops out of Cyprus', 'Free United Cyprus' in a sea of Cypriot flags engulfing the destination of the march which passed through the Haymarket.

The young London Cypriots had a particularly strong turn-out.

The Cyprus Government Spokesman Mr Stefanos Stefanou had addressed the crowd.

"President Christofias is fully committed to the people of Cyprus, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, for a fresh beginning, a Cyprus for Cypriots.

The evolution of the unitary state of Cyprus for all the Cypriots where the political equality is implemented," Stefanou had acknowledged.

"We will continue the struggle until a fair solution is found regarding the rights of the refugees, the displaced and to honour the heroes who fought for the island. The UK is a very important country for the on-going dispute, and Cypriots here have a key role to play in highlighting the cause.

"35 years have passed since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the tragedy of the island began with the fascist regime that fought President Makarios on July 15 1974 and the brutal invasion of the Turkish armed forces on July 20 1974."

"President Christofias has called on international leaders... to play their part to find a solution. Turkey must take its obligation under international law, pressure to applied for it to move in a constructive manner, and according to the principles of the UN Charter. The end of Turkish colonisation and safeguarding the human rights for the entire population, a settlement must be based on common values."

"With a solution next year Trafalgar Square could be turned into an arena for celebration for all the Cypriots!"

Thank you for your solidarity and support over all these years!" The Cypriot Government Spokesman had commented.

Other speakers had included British Parliamentarians.

"35 years is too long... injustice has been done" one MP had rallied.

Making a special plea to UK Cypriots and, in particular, the community’s new generation in Britain, to take part in Sunday’s rally, Peter Droussiotis had earlier said: “The rally is a unique opportunity for Cypriots in the UK to condemn Turkey’s illegal and unjust occupation of the northern part of Cyprus by the Turkish army which continues, to castigate Turkey for its intransigence, to remind the UK of its own obligations as a guarantor power of the independence of Cyprus and, above all, to show our solidarity with the Cypriot people in their struggle for justice and to lend our unstinting support to the President of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, is his efforts to push for a comprehensive, equitable and durable settlement.”

The event provided “the best opportunity for UK Cypriots to raise their voices in support of the freedom and human rights of all Cypriots in a peaceful and reunited Cyprus” added Mr. Droussiotis.

Picketing outside the Turkish Embassy, Westminster March and Rally in Trafalgar Square – Sunday 20 July 2008 at 2.45pm

[zan]

Honorsolu

BY Özcan Özcanhan

HONOURABLE SETTLEMENT

This week was marked with commemorative ceremonies, speeches and blame games by Greek Cypriot politicians, leaders of several organisations and media, against the Turks.

As if ýt was an organised chorus.

“We have to join forces in the struggle against Turkish invasion , occupation and the demographic change of our country and for the re-unification of our homeland”.

A few condemned the coup against Ethnach and President of Cyprus ,Makarios by Greek colonels of the Athens junta, on 15 July 1974.

They blamed Turkey and the Turkish armed forces for their ills, losses and for the division of the island.

They failed to see and evaluate realities once again.

They sounded as if, all of a sudden, with no good reason, out of blue Turkish forces landed in Cyprus.

Instead of studying and examining what they call, “dark 15 July” and the fierce attacks by coupists against the palace of Makarios and the events that ensued they preferred to hold turkey and the Turks responsible for the bloodshed, sufferings and misery in the island.

I would like to ask them a couple of questions and remind them:

a- Why did the Greek colonels smuggle large quantities of arms, armaments and troops into Cyprus before 1974, was their act no invasion,

b.- Why was general George Grivas-EOKA leader, banned from Cyprus in 1968 after a strong worded ultimatum from Turkey and allowed to return and form EOKA “B”

c- Who sided with Makarios and the National Guard and who manipulated partly the Cyprus army

- Who staged a bloody coup det ta to oust Makarios and to annex Cyprus to greece and in the process murdered hundreds of innocent Greek Cypriots

- Were there any Turkish forces and armies in Cyprus until 20th July?

- Is it not unfair and improper to accuse the Turks-Guarantors of the Cyprus republic and its peoples- for having intervened 0n 20 July to stop internecine bloodshed and to restore order

- How can turkish forces be blamed for the murder of thousands of greek cypriots and greeks when they were not even on the island

- Who were the armed gangs who murdered a whole convoy of Makariosites loaded buses from Paphos to Nicosia ,near Kolossi Castle, to sound their support for Makarios

- who changed the name of the partnership Cyprus republic, on 15 July morning, into “the hellenic Republic of Cyprus” and the death of President makarios. Whose were the words broadcast on PIK (Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation)Makarios is dead-Makarios ine negros- Nicos samsun is the new President...

- How did Makarios escape the holocaust and in the afternoon of 15 July 1974 addressed his people from a clandestine radio in papahos- The free voice of Paphos. “Ime ethnarch , Proedros Makarios. Zo, then ime negros... I am the Etnarch, President Makarios. I am alive. I am not dead. Rise against the traitors, do not surrender”.

- Was it not Makarios who adressed the UN when he fled from Cyprus with the assistance of the British, and in tears, said, “my country has been occupied by Greek armed forces and junta. Where are the Turkish forces, guarantors, to fulfill their committments”

- For so many years why have the Greek Cypriots not been given the truth , and why the coup files have not been opened, and have been closed for ever? Was Nicos Samsun the only traitor to be tried and sentensed, while so many murderers roam among us , asked a greek cypriot displaced person? Is he not entitled to have an answer?

- While the bloodshed, murders, arrests, torture continued in Cyprus, did the then Prime Minister of Turkey Bulent Ecevit not ask the other guarantor-Britain- to launch a joint, coordinated intervention in Cyprus and was he not rejected? (On 15 July 2008, in a morning programme, on TO TRÝTO, a greek Cypriot participated by telephone and as an eye witness of the murders, claimed, “had Ecevit delayed for a month 30 thousand of us would be murdered by the coupists”.. He was immediately told by programme officer Spiros not to dwell on bitter , past events) I personally listened to that unfortunate broadcast.

I can lengthen the list of questions... but, am sure that Greek Cypriots will not go into trouble to find answers. They are prejudiced. Turks and Turkey are the devil who brought hell to Cyprus. Greek Cypriots are the underdogs, they are the vanquished and therfore the world nations, the UN, the EU and everybody must help them to liberate and re-unite their occupied island. Is there no Turkish Cypriot population here with equal human rights and constitutional rights with Greek Cypriot partners in the Republic. Do they not exist and what happened to them for many years when the Greeks had the upper hand? Do I have to repeat attacks on innocent Turkish Cypriot villagers, civilians, ethnic cleansing, occupation of 103 Turkish Cypriot villages by hordes of Grivas and armed gangs?

Greek Cypriot politicians, media and educationists advise the youth not to forget the past. But when I interviewed Hristofias, Omirou, Vassiliou and Anastasiades they all said, let us forget the past and look ahead and cooperate in reuniting our island and driving the foreign forces and settlers from Turkey, out..

May I ask, how many Greeks from Greece and other parts of the world have settled in the south and have been given Cyprus citizenship since the beginning of 1975?

When one examines these realities, one can hardly be optimistic about the result of Hristofias-Talat scheduled meeting on 25 july!!

The orthodox church leader Archbishop Chrisostomos the Second, EDEK, DIKO, ex-eoka members and others, still under the influence of the illusive ENOSIS dream are pressing Hristofias to harden his position at the negotiating table...

Is it possible for Talat to work out a compromise solution with his old comrade Hristofias and to sign an honourable settlement, under these circumstances...?

The 15th July anniversary, commemorative ceremonies, have demonnstrated that our greek Cypriot neighbours have not taken lesson from the past and are still deep asleep, dreaming the enosis dream.

[Kifeas]

What a worthless, fanciful and nonsensical delirium…. :lol:

[zan]

Nice to see that yu can take these facts with such good humour if little eloquence Kifeas.........I doubt it will last though!!

[Kikapu]

All of the above would have had a meaning Zan, if Turkey in fact restored the RoC government after the Coup by the Junta, as was agreed under the Guarantor Power agreement and withdrew after it was safe to do so, withing few months. Without going into any other details where other actions of Turkey in Cyprus were all contrary to her agreement as a guarantor, makes the above statement even more objectionable. Had Turkey lived up to her responsibilities, I believe even the GC's would be throwing a party to Turkey along with the TC's in saving their island from the coupist, but instead, Turkey violated every charter she signed to protect Cyprus and all Cypriots. So the question then needs to be asked is, which guarantor power violated their own oath greater than other guarantor powers to provide protection to Cyprus and to all Cypriots.!!

[zan]

All of the above would have had a meaning Zan, if Turkey in fact restored the RoC government after the Coup by the Junta, as was agreed under the Guarantor Power agreement and withdrew after it was safe to do so, withing few months. Without going into any other details where other actions of Turkey in Cyprus were all contrary to her agreement as a guarantor, makes the above statement even more objectionable. Had Turkey lived up to her responsibilities, I believe even the GC's would be throwing a party to Turkey along with the TC's in saving their island from the coupist, but instead, Turkey violated every charter she signed to protect Cyprus and all Cypriots. So the question then needs to be asked is, which guarantor power violated their own oath greater than other guarantor powers to provide protection to Cyprus and to all Cypriots.!!

In another thread you asked, tongue in cheek, if I had learned from my mistakes...It seems I need not ask the same question of you.

We have had this discussion before and I will ask you know what I asked then.......Hand the country back to who??????????

[Kifeas]

Nice to see that yu can take these facts with such good humour if little eloquence Kifeas.........I doubt it will last though!!

It will not last what ...Zan? I was hoping that your long absence from the forum was due to your undergoing through some serious IQ boost treatment, but alas, you have come back as fool and imbecile as you left!

PS: Upon reading half way your above posted rave, I had to stop because I nearly started becoming "convinced" that I should consider gifting you half of my country, for being your kismet and due to our (GCs) "faults" and "mistakes!"

[zan]

Nice to see that yu can take these facts with such good humour if little eloquence Kifeas.........I doubt it will last though!!

It will not last what ...Zan? I was hoping that your long absence from the forum was due to your undergoing through some serious IQ boost treatment, but alas, you have come back as fool and imbecile as you left!

PS: Upon reading half way your above posted rave, I had to stop because I nearly started becoming "convinced" why I should gift you half of my country, for being your kismet due to our (GCs) "faults" and "mistakes!"

Still going on about your non-existant IQ Kifeas.. I ahve told you before...MY 15 year old son has an IQ of 161 but he has no more idea about how to put the world together than you do.......


I also would like to thank you for the offer of a gift but I would rather claim that which is mine rather than wait for your generous but deadly offer....Thanks any way..

[Viewpoint]

All of the above would have had a meaning Zan, if Turkey in fact restored the RoC government after the Coup by the Junta, as was agreed under the Guarantor Power agreement and withdrew after it was safe to do so, withing few months. Without going into any other details where other actions of Turkey in Cyprus were all contrary to her agreement as a guarantor, makes the above statement even more objectionable. Had Turkey lived up to her responsibilities, I believe even the GC's would be throwing a party to Turkey along with the TC's in saving their island from the coupist, but instead, Turkey violated every charter she signed to protect Cyprus and all Cypriots. So the question then needs to be asked is, which guarantor power violated their own oath greater than other guarantor powers to provide protection to Cyprus and to all Cypriots.!!

There were problems before the coup and it was us that were suffering while the Gcs stole our country and we still have problems today so Turkey has every right to be here until we agree a solution.

[Viewpoint]

Source: http://www.lgr.co.uk/news/community/134 ... rus-issue/

LGR.CO.UK News - Sunday 20 July 2008

Calls for the reunification of Cyprus and the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the republic were made by the UK Cypriots who took part in a mass rally in London. The demonstrators had walked the distance from the Turkish Embassy in Belgrave Square to the rally in Trafalgar Square on Sunday afternoon.

"We, the Cypriots of the UK ask the British government to assist" in a solution to the dispute, Peter Droussiotis, President of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK had told the gathering.

"A call to Her Majesty's government and the European Paliament to exert the pressure on Turkey, for the implementation of the UN Resolutions and a bizonal, bicommunal federation in Cyprus".

The protestors held placads with statements that read: 'Turkish Troops out of Cyprus', 'Free United Cyprus' in a sea of Cypriot flags engulfing the destination of the march which passed through the Haymarket.

The young London Cypriots had a particularly strong turn-out.

The Cyprus Government Spokesman Mr Stefanos Stefanou had addressed the crowd.

"President Christofias is fully committed to the people of Cyprus, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, for a fresh beginning, a Cyprus for Cypriots.

The evolution of the unitary state of Cyprus for all the Cypriots where the political equality is implemented," Stefanou had acknowledged.

"We will continue the struggle until a fair solution is found regarding the rights of the refugees, the displaced and to honour the heroes who fought for the island. The UK is a very important country for the on-going dispute, and Cypriots here have a key role to play in highlighting the cause.

"35 years have passed since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the tragedy of the island began with the fascist regime that fought President Makarios on July 15 1974 and the brutal invasion of the Turkish armed forces on July 20 1974."

"President Christofias has called on international leaders... to play their part to find a solution. Turkey must take its obligation under international law, pressure to applied for it to move in a constructive manner, and according to the principles of the UN Charter. The end of Turkish colonisation and safeguarding the human rights for the entire population, a settlement must be based on common values."

"With a solution next year Trafalgar Square could be turned into an arena for celebration for all the Cypriots!"

Thank you for your solidarity and support over all these years!" The Cypriot Government Spokesman had commented.

Other speakers had included British Parliamentarians.

"35 years is too long... injustice has been done" one MP had rallied.

Making a special plea to UK Cypriots and, in particular, the community’s new generation in Britain, to take part in Sunday’s rally, Peter Droussiotis had earlier said: “The rally is a unique opportunity for Cypriots in the UK to condemn Turkey’s illegal and unjust occupation of the northern part of Cyprus by the Turkish army which continues, to castigate Turkey for its intransigence, to remind the UK of its own obligations as a guarantor power of the independence of Cyprus and, above all, to show our solidarity with the Cypriot people in their struggle for justice and to lend our unstinting support to the President of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, is his efforts to push for a comprehensive, equitable and durable settlement.”

The event provided “the best opportunity for UK Cypriots to raise their voices in support of the freedom and human rights of all Cypriots in a peaceful and reunited Cyprus” added Mr. Droussiotis.

Picketing outside the Turkish Embassy, Westminster March and Rally in Trafalgar Square – Sunday 20 July 2008 at 2.45pm

Were there any TCs?