Miltiades Wrote:
Mr H , the overwhelming majority of the Cypriot people , and this includes a respectable number of T/Cs , do not wish to accept that a foreign invader and an occupier of a part of their island can be justifiably be given rights of guarantor . Frankly my dear Turkey IS NOT trusted by the huge majority of Cypriots.
Cyprus is and will remain an independent island , the home of all Cypriots , and we Cypriots have had a bellyful of Turkey masquerading as a saviour of the T/Cs , she is nothing of the sort , I would also include Greece here by also calling her a foreign power involved in the Cyprus problem .
Enough is enough , the Cypriot people want independence from either of the two foreign powers .
Miltiades,
All this might be the "Trust Worthy" way of dealing with an island's political situation according to the EU and the GCs, but as you know the historical events of the Cyprus problem is a little different compared to other conflict areas around the world!
Ultimately Miltiades, if we are banking on a deal without Turkish Gurantorship, at least for the north, then a solution is just not joing to materialise - not unless Turkey becomes a full EU Member state, then the TCs would accept your suggestion of the EU being a suitable G-Power.
I say that, not because I am ignoring your call in your post, but because that's how it's always been, that's how Turkey sees it and that's how the international community sees it according to the previous Annan Plan 5.
Of course, if the UN saw it your way, then why did they strongly advocate the Annan Plan?
Also, there's another very important point regarding Gurantor Power, and that is the Two Soverign British Bases. Let's say that a deal is struck in Cyprus they way that you've suggested, then, after a few years, where will the two British bases legally stand? Exactly, the island of Cyprus would be able to, legally, in every way, order the REMOVAL of the two British bases. So what am I saying? Perhaps the real culprits of the Greek Cypriot Solution idea are actually the British and not the Turks. Perhaps it suites British interests to partition and, or sign an Annan Plan and not ONLY Turkey? This may be a conspiracy theory of some kind, but are the two British Bases Not stationed in Cyprus as the "Republic of Cyprus"? But only as part of British Territory?
I believe that we are truly at a deadlock on this issue, where any outcome of the peace talks will either be a Federal plan similar to the Annan Plan, or Partition at an acceptable level for all. It may not be ideal for the GCs, or the TCs (the ones that you've mentioned!), but we must view the sensitivities of all parties in a compromising manner, seriously - otherwise Cyprus will never see any Solution until Turkey becomes a full EU member state.
If that should be the case, then I would say that the GCs (if a solution should come about after Turkey becomes an EU member state) would ultimately be at a loss in their eyes as Turkey would automatically become a Guarantor power to the island anyway (because it would always favour the Turkish Cypriots), but at a time when bad sentiments would reach its highest because of the continued isolation of the Turkish Cypriots until then.
These are the serious scenarios that Christofias is facing at the moment, and I know for certain that he feels slightly cornered because Turkey is not an EU member state, that Turkey does not "really" need a Cyprus solution yet because it is premature (politically) until it is ready for the EU. I would even say that Turkey would actually prefer a no solution until its EU process is complete!
