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[YFred]

What is best approach for the Cyprus Solution?
Age old question.
What would be the best solution to make sure that Cyprus remains united.
Nothing in life is guarantied. However there is a solution that would give Cypriots a chance to live in peace and prosperity.
The answer?

[RAFAELLA]

Everyone back to their homes.

[YFred]

Everyone back to their homes.

It would be great if possible. Unfortunately not a practical solution. We would be back in 63 in no time.

[kafenes]

Everyone back to their homes.
No army whatsoever.
Third party European police force for the next 10 years.

[RichardB]

Poll: Turkish Cypriots reject Annan plan
By Jean Christou

OVER HALF of Turkish Cypriots say they would not vote for the 2004 Annan plan if it were put again to referendum, a poll in Kibris newspaper has revealed.

In 2004, over 63 per cent of Turkish Cypriots voted for the plan compared to only 24 per cent of Greek Cypriots.

According to the Kibris poll, carried out by KADEM, if they had to vote again, only 27.9 per cent of Turkish Cypriots would vote ‘yes’ while 15.1 per cent were undecided.

Responding to the question: “what kind of a solution you want to the Cyprus problem?”, 62.6 per cent of the participants in the survey said they wanted “two completely separate independent states” while only 17.2 per cent supported a federation with a powerful central government.

This is the type of solution the two leaders are aiming for under the current negotiations.

Nearly ten per cent of Turkish Cypriots said they want the continuation of the current situation, while 3.2 per cent supported a confederation with a weak central government and 5.3 per cent were in favour of integration with Turkey.

Replying to a question on whether they believe that a solution would be reached during the negotiations between the two leaders, 55.9 per cent said they did not believe it possible, while 18.6 per cent said they did not have a strong belief it would happen. Nearly 16 per cent said they partly believed it was possible while only 6.4 per cent said they definitely believed it was possible.

Also, when it came to whether they supported the policy being followed by Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, only 15.6 per cent said they fully supported it. Around 38 per cent said they partly supported him and over 27 per cent said they did not support him at all.

A second poll in Kibris said 63.5 per cent of Turkish Cypriots thought selling off Greek Cypriot properties was wrong.

In a section on personal circumstances, the poll found that 61 per cent thought they were worse off financially compared to a year ago.

The majority said they face difficulties in paying their debts. Some 64 per cent of tradesmen and craftsmen, and 58.3 per cent of the traders and industrialists face difficulties in paying their debts, they said. More than three in four Turkish Cypriots said they had reduced their personal spending because of the economic crisis.

During the last year 26.2 per cent remained unemployed and 4.2 per cent emigrated.

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2009

From todays Cy Mail I thought it could be relevant to this poll

[kurupetos]

Responding to the question: “what kind of a solution you want to the Cyprus problem?”, 62.6 per cent of the participants in the survey said they wanted “two completely separate independent states” while only 17.2 per cent supported a federation with a powerful central government.

In a section on personal circumstances, the poll found that 61 per cent thought they were worse off financially compared to a year ago.

The majority said they face difficulties in paying their debts.
During the last year 26.2 per cent remained unemployed and 4.2 per cent emigrated.

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2009

How stupid are they? Can't they see the pattern?

[kafenes]

Responding to the question: “what kind of a solution you want to the Cyprus problem?”, 62.6 per cent of the participants in the survey said they wanted “two completely separate independent states” while only 17.2 per cent supported a federation with a powerful central government.

In a section on personal circumstances, the poll found that 61 per cent thought they were worse off financially compared to a year ago.

The majority said they face difficulties in paying their debts.
During the last year 26.2 per cent remained unemployed and 4.2 per cent emigrated.

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2009

How stupid are they? Can't they see the pattern?

Which means they are truly concerned about their safety.

[Get Real!]

Responding to the question: “what kind of a solution you want to the Cyprus problem?”, 62.6 per cent of the participants in the survey said they wanted “two completely separate independent states” while only 17.2 per cent supported a federation with a powerful central government.

In a section on personal circumstances, the poll found that 61 per cent thought they were worse off financially compared to a year ago.

The majority said they face difficulties in paying their debts.
During the last year 26.2 per cent remained unemployed and 4.2 per cent emigrated.

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2009

How stupid are they? Can't they see the pattern?

My thoughts exactly… if they were not stupid they wouldn’t be bankrupt and liking it!

[vaughanwilliams]

Responding to the question: “what kind of a solution you want to the Cyprus problem?”, 62.6 per cent of the participants in the survey said they wanted “two completely separate independent states” while only 17.2 per cent supported a federation with a powerful central government.

In a section on personal circumstances, the poll found that 61 per cent thought they were worse off financially compared to a year ago.

The majority said they face difficulties in paying their debts.
During the last year 26.2 per cent remained unemployed and 4.2 per cent emigrated.

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2009

How stupid are they? Can't they see the pattern?

My thoughts exactly… if they were not stupid they wouldn’t be bankrupt and liking it!

So are you saying that 61% of GCs think they are better off financially compared to last year? Are you saying that GCs don't face difficulties in paying their debts? Are you also saying you don't have high and increasing unemployment? How many GC's emigrated last year?
These guys are not doing a whole lot worse than you lot considering you are a much better-off, EU country. I'd say they were doing well even though they have your foot pressing on the back of their necks.

[Sotos]

And we are doing even better even though you stole 1/3rd of our land and made 200.000 of us refugees! And sorry for pressing you to give us back what you stole from us. We should have let you enjoy what you stole