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[Viewpoint]

The Assembly calls,

In this context PACE called on the Republic of Cyprus to “lift objections to the adoption of the Council of the European Union’s direct trade regulation put forward by the European Commission allowing free direct trade between Turkish Cypriots and the EU through their own ports”.

When do you think the GC south will listen to pace and allow the above?

[Oracle]

The Assembly calls,

In this context PACE called on the Republic of Cyprus to “lift objections to the adoption of the Council of the European Union’s direct trade regulation put forward by the European Commission allowing free direct trade between Turkish Cypriots and the EU through their own ports”.

When do you think the GC south will listen to pace and allow the above?

It's a Catch 22 VP ... they (TCs) do not have any ports of their own ... they are ours which are under illegal occupation and hence NOT YOURS! So of course we have no objections to you using your own ports ... In Turkey!


BTW ... Don't forget! ....

..... and to refrain from insisting on the existence of a “separate state” in the north of the island;

[CopperLine]

Reads like a good statement from PACE. Pity the utterly predictable and regressive reactions by some on this thread.

[bill cobbett]

This is despicable! This is an outrage!

Why do we endure Propagandists to post linkless half-stories, part truths and highly edited stories disguised as accurate reportage on this Forum?

This is Halil's Propagandist version of the PACE report which started this thread:-

The report prepared by the PACE Rapporteur on Cyprus Joachim Hörster and a related resolution was approved at the General Assembly.

According to the adopted resolution, the Greek Cypriots have been asked not to create obstacles in international cultural, educational and sportive activities and student exchange programs of the Turkish Cypriots.

The report also calls on the Greek Cypriot Side to remove all obstacles blocking Turkish Cypriots' direct trade with EU member states in line with the Direct Trade Regulations.

Referring to the new negotiations process in Cyprus, the report said that the opportunity for a solution in Cyprus should not be missed.

In another development, all motions made by Turkish parliamentarians concerning the establishment of a partnership state based on the political equality of the two peoples in Cyprus were rejected.

President Oracle now tells us that the following was curiously omited from Halil's original post:-

The Assembly therefore

11.3. calls upon the authorities of the Turkish Cypriot community to:

11.3.1. confirm their commitment to reunifying Cyprus, and to refrain from insisting on the existence of a “separate state” in the north of the island;

11.3.2. put on hold the sales of, and construction on, Greek Cypriot properties in the northern part of Cyprus;

11.3.3. further improve the access to the secondary education for Greek Cypriot children in the northern part of Cyprus.

12. The Assembly urges Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom, as the three guarantor states of 1960 Constitution of Cyprus, to fully and actively use their influence to support the ongoing political process in Cyprus.

13. In particular, the Assembly calls upon Greece to use, on the one hand, its traditional ties with the Greek Cypriots, and on the other hand, its experience of building normalised relations with Turkey, in order to facilitate dialogue between the Republic of Cyprus and Turkey.

14. Furthermore, the Assembly calls upon Turkey to:

14.1. contribute to creating a more constructive climate in the negotiations by reducing, as a confidence-building measure, its military presence in the occupied part of Cyprus;

14.2. actively seek the establishment of good-neighbourly relations with the Republic of Cyprus, including lifting the ban against entering ports in Turkey imposed on vessels registered in the Republic of Cyprus and on vessels sailing under other flags which enter the ports of the Republic of Cyprus, and to sign a trade agreement with the Republic of Cyprus in accordance with the commitment made by Turkey to the World Trade Organization and its obligations under its Customs Union Agreement with the European Union;

14.3. co-operate effectively in the efforts to ascertain the fate of the missing persons in Cyprus and to fully implement the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Cyprus v. Turkey (2001) pertaining to the tragic problem of the missing persons and their families and abide by and fulfil, without any further delay, its obligations and duties stemming from the aforementioned judgment.

15. The Assembly calls upon the United Kingdom to confirm its previous offer to transfer part of the territory of its military bases in Cyprus to Greek Cypriots in order to facilitate territorial adjustments to be negotiated between the two parties in the framework of a comprehensive settlement.

16. The Assembly asks its committees, when holding meetings in Cyprus, to associate as much as possible representatives of the Turkish Cypriot political forces, as well as representatives of civil society and NGOs from both communities.

..and further Pres O is good enough to give us a link to check out the facts for ourselves.

A little banter, a bit of humour, minor personal exchanges are fine by me but downright misleading propaganda disguised as facts, disguised as the whole story as happened here, is bang out of order.

[pantheman]

Like I have always said, Halil is the chief shit stirrer.

Do you really expect any better from a bunch of criminals??

[Kifeas]

....President Talat criticized the Greek Cypriot Leader Demetris Christofias for bashing Turkey’s red lines and saying that a solution under such conditions cannot take place.

Wait when he will bash Turkey's EU ambitions! "Turkey's red lines...," imish... Piss off!

[Get Real!]

Why the surprises? BRT is the official puppet-“state” channel serving Turkey exclusively with its very foundation being the TMT in 1963!

Out of garbage it was born and garbage it transmits!

[Kifeas]

The Assembly therefore

11.3. calls upon the authorities of the Turkish Cypriot community to:

11.3.1. confirm their commitment to reunifying Cyprus, and to refrain from insisting on the existence of a “separate state” in the north of the island;

11.3.2. put on hold the sales of, and construction on, Greek Cypriot properties in the northern part of Cyprus;

11.3.3. further improve the access to the secondary education for Greek Cypriot children in the northern part of Cyprus.

12. The Assembly urges Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom, as the three guarantor states of 1960 Constitution of Cyprus, to fully and actively use their influence to support the ongoing political process in Cyprus.

13. In particular, the Assembly calls upon Greece to use, on the one hand, its traditional ties with the Greek Cypriots, and on the other hand, its experience of building normalised relations with Turkey, in order to facilitate dialogue between the Republic of Cyprus and Turkey.

14. Furthermore, the Assembly calls upon Turkey to:

14.1. contribute to creating a more constructive climate in the negotiations by reducing, as a confidence-building measure, its military presence in the occupied part of Cyprus;

14.2. actively seek the establishment of good-neighbourly relations with the Republic of Cyprus, including lifting the ban against entering ports in Turkey imposed on vessels registered in the Republic of Cyprus and on vessels sailing under other flags which enter the ports of the Republic of Cyprus, and to sign a trade agreement with the Republic of Cyprus in accordance with the commitment made by Turkey to the World Trade Organization and its obligations under its Customs Union Agreement with the European Union;

14.3. co-operate effectively in the efforts to ascertain the fate of the missing persons in Cyprus and to fully implement the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Cyprus v. Turkey (2001) pertaining to the tragic problem of the missing persons and their families and abide by and fulfil, without any further delay, its obligations and duties stemming from the aforementioned judgment.

15. The Assembly calls upon the United Kingdom to confirm its previous offer to transfer part of the territory of its military bases in Cyprus to Greek Cypriots in order to facilitate territorial adjustments to be negotiated between the two parties in the framework of a comprehensive settlement.

16. The Assembly asks its committees, when holding meetings in Cyprus, to associate as much as possible representatives of the Turkish Cypriot political forces, as well as representatives of civil society and NGOs from both communities.

http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/ ... C11699.htm

The above is wrong. This is the actual resolution adopted.

http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/ ... ES1628.htm

[bill cobbett]

Finally, K posts the whole story.

[Expatkiwi]

11.2.2. not to oppose increased international contacts of Turkish Cypriots in the areas of culture, education, sport and youth exchanges, insofar as these contacts are not misused for political purposes or incompatible with the reunification of the island;

The problem with the above is that the south regards ANY contact - no matter how low-key - with the TRNC in the areas of cultrue, education, sport, and youth exchanges as "incompatible with the reunification of the island". If this was not the case, there would be a similar setup for the TRNC in these fields as exists for Taiwan.