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[Get Real!]

Oh yeah...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro8nHxVu ... re=related

[CBBB]

FFS do something right for once in your lives.......

Why are they doing this?!?!?!?!?

Because Turkey wants Turkish Cypriots to be her bitch to entertain her Generals.

All that remains now is to find a good Elvis impersonator and the dice are rolling baby!

Please select one from below…

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... tor&sz=all

One of the best ELvis impersonators was in London at Ciro's Pizza Pomodoro, a guy called Louis. Got chatting to him and found out his name was really Loizos and he's from Strovolos

Do you chat up Elvis impersonators often?

Yes....and if you're still trying to grow the Elvis mallet then you're next

It is a MULLET unless GR is trying to grow a big wooden hammer!

[Get Real!]

FFS do something right for once in your lives.......

Why are they doing this?!?!?!?!?

Because Turkey wants Turkish Cypriots to be her bitch to entertain her Generals.

All that remains now is to find a good Elvis impersonator and the dice are rolling baby!

Please select one from below…

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... tor&sz=all

One of the best ELvis impersonators was in London at Ciro's Pizza Pomodoro, a guy called Louis. Got chatting to him and found out his name was really Loizos and he's from Strovolos

Do you chat up Elvis impersonators often?

Yes....and if you're still trying to grow the Elvis mallet then you're next

It is a MULLET unless GR is trying to grow a big wooden hammer!

That's rihgt...

He'll be in a shock tomorrow night because I've had a hair cut…

[CBBB]

FFS do something right for once in your lives.......

Why are they doing this?!?!?!?!?

Because Turkey wants Turkish Cypriots to be her bitch to entertain her Generals.

All that remains now is to find a good Elvis impersonator and the dice are rolling baby!

Please select one from below…

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... tor&sz=all

One of the best ELvis impersonators was in London at Ciro's Pizza Pomodoro, a guy called Louis. Got chatting to him and found out his name was really Loizos and he's from Strovolos

Do you chat up Elvis impersonators often?

Yes....and if you're still trying to grow the Elvis mallet then you're next

It is a MULLET unless GR is trying to grow a big wooden hammer!

That's rihgt...

He'll be in a shock tomorrow night because I've had a hair cut…

If he reacts badly just hit him with your mallet.

[Tim Drayton]

Maybe the upcoming economic downturn will put these plans where they belong. And where is this Cyprus desert that these blooming architects will make bloom with their desalination plants?

Making the desert bloom sounds like a very Israeli phrase.

Well, one of the projects named the Karpaz Bay Resort, at Yenierenköy/Aigialousa, is supposedly being developed by a British-Israeli partnership. There will be a marina for 350 yachts here.

Hopefully the Orams case will spell the end for these plans - if not the economic downturn.

[wallace]

I find this all shameful.

In todays KIBRIS newspaper there is a heading for an article:

Talat mülkiyeti görüşmeye giderken, hükümet Rum arsalarını satışa çıkardı

My translation: Whilst Talat is attending negotiation on Land and Property Issues', the goverment ( I suppose, the northern administration) are selling by auction Greek Cypriot properties. The target is £18 million.

link:- http://www.kibrisgazetesi.com/index.php ... c_Haberler.

It is in Turkish. It says that properties in the Kyrenia , Karpasia areas, belonging to GCs will be sold by auction, blah, blah blah. No need to translate more. My temper is running high.

The tenders will all be submitted by 30th January.

At least they admit that they are Greek Cypriot properties.

Here the article in English.....The article underneith that says it all

Under the title As he is about to discuss the property issue, Talat has put Greek Cypriot plots of land up for sale and The target is £18 million! Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (27.01.09) reports that the full-fledged negotiations for finding a solution to the Cyprus problem have reached their most critical stage. As of tomorrow the two leaders will start discussing the property issue, notes Kibris adding that during such a critical stage the self-styled government of the breakaway regime put many Greek Cypriot properties up for sale with a decision of the council of ministers. The target with the tender, which will be completed on Friday 30 January, is to secure revenue of £18.359 million.
The fact that the decision of the government, which was taken on 23 July 2008, was left unimplemented until today and it is put into practice a few hours before the critical summit on the properties has caused some doubts, reports the paper.

A poultry farm near occupied Sysklipos village, which is built on an area of 253 and two quarter donums [Tr. Note: Donum is a land measure of about 1000 square meters] is among the properties which are put up for sale. It is estimated that the value of the farm is around £2.161 million. The paper notes that other properties which are put up for sale are located in occupied Kazafani and Flamoudi villages. The two properties in Kazafani are valued at around £2.880 million, while the minimum price of one of the properties in Flamoudi was set at £1 million. According to a research carried out by Kibris newspaper, the majority of the Greek Cypriot properties which have been offered for sale are located in villages of occupied Keryneia district, Famagusta, Morfou and Aigialousa. A property in occupied Lapithos village was valued at £478 thousand, while the minimum price of a property in occupied Kalogrea village was set at £245 thousand. The price of an immovable property in occupied Karavas village was set at £362 thousand, while the price of a property in occupied Engomi was set at £698 thousand. The minimum price of another property in Engomi was set at £900 thousand, while the minimum price of a property in occupied Akanthou was set at £480 thousand.

(I/Ts.)

[02] Talat argues that the principles of the UN could be taken as basis on the discussion of the property issue
Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (27.01.09) reports that the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Ali Talat, has said that the principles of the United Nations could be taken as basis and as ground during the discussion of the property issue in the negotiations for a solution to the Cyprus problem. Addressing the opening ceremony of a panel at Ataturk Cultural Center in the occupied part of Nicosia under the name The TRNC and the GAP [Southeast Anatolia Project], Mr Talat argued yesterday that they could reach a favorable result on the property issue by discussing and evaluating this issue within the above-mentioned framework.
The issues which will follow are also important, but after completing the Administration and Power Sharing and the Property issues, it will be seen what the chances for a solution are and how close the solution is, noted Mr Talat. He said that the leaders have closed the chapter of the Administration and Power Sharing and that they have achieved closeness on many points, but there are some points on which they have not. He argued that this difference of opinions and lack of agreement are due to the fact that the proposals of the Greek Cypriot side are not realistic.

Mr Talat described the Administration and Power Sharing as the source of the Cyprus problem and added that the problem started because of this and not because of the property issue. He said that they were expecting this issue to be closed with some conflicts of views and some views that are close. Therefore, there was no development outside of what it was expected. In brief, there was no bad development in this period, he added.

Referring to the property issue, Mr Talat said:

It is a difficult chapter. This is true, because in 45 years two different property regimes were created in the country. It was inevitable. Of course we are approaching the issue from the point of view of the international law and I think that, when we look at the issue from the point of view of the international law, the property issue will have a special place as an important chapter in the process for the solution of the 45-year-long Cyprus problem. Some basic principles have been set by the United Nations. Of course not in the way they recurred to their mind. These parameters have been set as a result of negotiations lasting many years, international experiences, debates and evaluations. And these have been brought onto the agenda, evaluated and debated in many agreement plans, in many solution plans. Therefore, we have in front of us United Nations principles which we could take as basis, as ground. .

Finally, Mr Talat said that recently many circles started to repeat that the solution of the Cyprus problem will be achieved in 2009. He expressed the hope for reaching a solution until the elections for the European Parliament in June 2009. He said that they have not changed this target, but this target cannot be set unilaterally.

[Nikitas]

Place sounds more and more like a free for all. I guess this is a natural outcome of dealing in property one has not worked to acquire. The whole mindset is different. The rush is on to liquidate and take the cash to the Swiss bank account. Who gives a damn about the environment or the cultural heritage of Karpasia!

[Oracle]

I can't see anyone being stupid enough to buy at this time and stage of negotiations. It's a last desperate bid by the Turks to pressure us into limiting the property settlements under discussion.

[Jerry]

I can't see anyone being stupid enough to buy at this time and stage of negotiations. It's a last desperate bid by the Turks to pressure us into limiting the property settlements under discussion.

They must have potential buyers in mind, no bids would be a real kick in the teeth for "trnc". I would not be surprised if the facists who attacked Gaza put in a bid. I think the forthcoming Orams decision has a bearing on the timing too.

[Tim Drayton]

According to this newspaper article, these are done deals. The developers are contractually bound to complete the projects by the end of 2010. At least one of these developments is said to be a British-Israeli partnership, which tends to confirm Jerry's suspicions. There is an article in today's Turkish Cypriot Yeni Düzen newspaper about planned upgrades to Ercan/Tymbou airport scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010. I notice that both projects have the same deadline, and wonder if this is pure coincidence.