YFred wrote:Lit wrote:Viewpoint wrote:Lit wrote:http://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/default.aspx?articleID=7849&heading=Viewpoint
Giving and giving…
Give and take is an important part of any relationship, whether it be between a married couple or political leaders.
The Turkish Cypriots were eager that the Ledra Street crossing should be opened up, decades after the capital’s main shopping street was cut in half.
In the negotiations between President Christofias and the Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, it was agreed that Ledra Street could open and in return, the Limnitis crossing would get similar treatment.
Well, hundreds of thousands of crossings have been made through Ledra Street, but Limnitis remains firmly shut.
It seems that once again that the Greek Cypriot gives, and gets nothing in return.
The Turkish Cypriots, no doubt obeying their Turkish masters, are making a number of demands and continue to play hard to get on the subject.
We should not be surprised this has happened so many times in the past with so many agreements we thought had been finalised.
President Christofias said yesterday that “the less we say, the better.”
We should not have to be walking on eggshells regarding matters of this kind.
The Turkish Cypriot side should state whether they are serious about reopening Limnitis or whether they are playing some sort of game.
This is certainly not within the spirit of the talks to solve the Cyprus problem and does not augur well for other important matters that remain to be discussed.
Take the matter to court...maybe you can sort it out that way?
I dont understand why the crossing is closed and i dont understand your response above. Why would we have to take it to court?
We had a person die this year because it took an ambulance 2 and a half hours to get him to the hospital but if the crossing was open it would have only taken 45 minutes and this individual may still be alive today. The people in that area are isolated and are requesting the reopening of Limnitis crossing....whats the problem? Why is everything so difficult? We have opened up Ledra why not this particular crossing? Talat last year stated that the Limnitis crossing would be open.......we havent even gotten to hard topics yet and Talat is now backpedaling telling us that the Limnitis crossing can only be open if the RoC agrees to allow fuel through the RoC to the Kokkina enclave that would be used by occupation troops. Unbelievable, what are all these silly demands? Should the RoC now help and support the very troops that are occupying it just to get this crossing open? Yeah like that is going to happen. Constantly making demands even on the most simplistic of issues. Truly disgusting.
That is the stupidest idea I have ever heard. Perhaps food and medication can't be transferred either because troops may use them too. Even air should be blocked from them because soldiers also have to breathe air.
Stupidity breeds more stupidity.
There's no one else there apart from troops....blockade their asses and starve them.
