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[Mr. T]

What else could possibly be expected. Turkey appears extremely naive in demanding the Britain affords recognition of a " state " that the entire international community does not recognise.
As far as calling the invasion of Cyprus as intervention that indeed is pathetic given that an intervention would have as its goal the return of the legitimate government of Cyprus and not the "permanent" occupation of a part of Cyprus with some 160 thousand if not more settlers . Is she for real I wonder , has all sense of reality disappeared.
If as Turkey claims she "intervened" what on earth is she doing 35 years later in a part of Cyprus where a vast number of those Cypriots she claims she protects see her as an occupying force. The number is growing and sooner rather than later they will demand the removal of occupying troops.

You appear to be under the misapprehension that this petition on www.petitions.number10.gov.uk was submitted by Turkey. It wasn't but was started by an individual.

A current petition which has probably had more signatures than any other simply calls upon Gordon Brown to resign.

[Mr. T]

I see this petition (link in the OP) attracted 406 signatures,

406 !

I think the good citizens of the Free Areas of the Republic will be sleeping comfortably in their beds tonight in view of this derisory support.

406 signatures. A really good response for petitions relating to the Cyprus problem.

[humanist]

VP

You speak but you do not listen or understand thats the problem with you.

you want your rights protected you want to make decisions affecting your future .......... unite and you will have all that ..... I am simply not buying into your victimhood.

[The Cypriot]

I see this petition (link in the OP) attracted 406 signatures,

406 !

I think the good citizens of the Free Areas of the Republic will be sleeping comfortably in their beds tonight in view of this derisory support.

406 signatures. A really good response for petitions relating to the Cyprus problem.

Not as good a response as the one the 406 got from Downing Street which is worth repeating:

In UN resolution 353 (1974), the UK along with the other members of the UN Security Council requested withdrawal without delay from the Republic of Cyprus of foreign military personnel present otherwise than under the authority of international agreements.

...which is a barely hidden diplomatic anagram of "fcuk fof".

[miltiades]

What else could possibly be expected. Turkey appears extremely naive in demanding the Britain affords recognition of a " state " that the entire international community does not recognise.
As far as calling the invasion of Cyprus as intervention that indeed is pathetic given that an intervention would have as its goal the return of the legitimate government of Cyprus and not the "permanent" occupation of a part of Cyprus with some 160 thousand if not more settlers . Is she for real I wonder , has all sense of reality disappeared.
If as Turkey claims she "intervened" what on earth is she doing 35 years later in a part of Cyprus where a vast number of those Cypriots she claims she protects see her as an occupying force. The number is growing and sooner rather than later they will demand the removal of occupying troops.

You appear to be under the misapprehension that this petition on www.petitions.number10.gov.uk was submitted by Turkey. It wasn't but was started by an individual.

A current petition which has probably had more signatures than any other simply calls upon Gordon Brown to resign.

I'm NOT under the impression that the petition originated from the Turkish government , inspired most definitely . Requesting recognition while 40 thousand Turkish troops are in occupation of a part of our country is part and parcel of the Turkish policy. You are aware that a growing number of T/Cs also refer to Turkey as an occupying power.

[Viewpoint]

VP

You speak but you do not listen or understand thats the problem with you.

you want your rights protected you want to make decisions affecting your future .......... unite and you will have all that ..... I am simply not buying into your victimhood.

Unite being the operative word....how?

[RichardB]

VP

You speak but you do not listen or understand thats the problem with you.

you want your rights protected you want to make decisions affecting your future .......... unite and you will have all that ..... I am simply not buying into your victimhood.

Humanist love you but we are not all scum .......Honest.........i yinakia mou einai kypraia .....Katalavies......S'agapo manamou
(ps I'm talking about Brits)'

[The Cypriot]

“We demand any and all embargoes be lifted from the Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus, We also demand that The British Government Officially recognize that Turkey Intervened in the island in 1974 due to a Greece backed junta plans for unifying Cyprus with Greece, in intervening it was 100% Legal and Justified.

Thank you for e-petition.

In UN resolution 353 (1974), the UK along with the other members of the UN Security Council requested withdrawal without delay from the Republic of Cyprus of foreign military personnel present otherwise than under the authority of international agreements.

So a silly demand followed by a severe slap-down from No 10.

What happens now? Another petition?

"we double and triple demand!"
"we jolly well urgently insist in an extremely aggressive manner!!"
"we really, really, really have a final demand, and we're not joking this time!!!"

I always thought you demanded something when failure to respond positively could be met with consequences.

eg. I demand you pay your electricity bill or I will cut off your supply.

What are the consequences for these demanding fools being told none too politely to "fkuc fof" by the British? Aside from them being made to look even more foolish than they were to start with?

If I was sympathetic to Turkey's position on Cyprus I'd demand an explanation for this humiliation.

[bill cobbett]

I see this petition (link in the OP) attracted 406 signatures,

406 !

I think the good citizens of the Free Areas of the Republic will be sleeping comfortably in their beds tonight in view of this derisory support.

406 signatures. A really good response for petitions relating to the Cyprus problem.

Reh Mr T. , here's a CyProb petition to no.10 that attracted just under 2,800 signers so 406 is pretty shite, isn't it?

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/CyprusProblem/

[The Cypriot]

In the world of Mr T, 406 partitionist Cypriots are not a minority verses 2,800 reunification Cypriots, and their friends.