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[YFred]

As can be seen from the article below EU is losing patience with the GCs and the Cyprus Problem. The EU is beging to see a more balanced view. Next six months will be very interesting to say least.

Bildt accused of ‘deleting’ the invasion
By Stefanos Evripidou

REGRET AND anger continued to pour out yesterday from the political leadership over comments made by Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

Bildt, whose country holds the EU rotating Presidency, told a session of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament on Tuesday that the Turkish invasion of Cyprus’ northern third had to be put into context.

“At the time, (Col. Georgios) Papadopoulos was the leader of the military junta in Athens. The junta in Athens started a series of incidents in Cyprus which led to this (Turkish invasion). This is the reality; there cannot be any junta in EU members,” Bildt was quoted as saying by Anatolia News Agency.

No stranger to controversy in Cyprus, Bildt also hinted that Turkey’s December evaluation (on the opening of its ports and airports to EU member Cyprus) was not the only thing on the agenda, but also the EU’s obligations, a reference to the Council’s 2004 pledge to open direct trade with the north.

Bildt lost even more friends in Cyprus when he asked the Committee why there was no resolution of the Cyprus conflict in 2004.

Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou expressed his “disappointment” over Bildt’s positions, while Government Spokesman Stefanos Stefanou said the government would be raising the issue with the EU and Sweden.

Stefanou called on the Swedish Presidency to be “truly objective” in its handling of Cyprus-related issues. He noted that this was not the first time Bildt’s comments had stirred the waters.

By linking the Greek-backed coup to the invasion, Bildt was trying to delete the invasion and current occupation of Cyprus, while the “direct trade” reference was related to the EU’s attempt to punish Greek Cypriots for their rejection of the Annan Plan in 2004, said Stefanou.

EDEK leader Yiannakis Omirou said Bildt was known for his “highly offensive” positions on Cyprus, describing his latest comments as “appalling and ignorant of history”.

AKEL’s Andros Kyprianou said he was saddened by the Swedish diplomat’s comments, noting that they created unnecessary tension. The communist party leader called on Bildt to take into account EU resolutions on the same issue.

Opposition party DISY’s acting head Averof Neophytou poked holes at government policy saying it was not properly and effectively utilising its position as an EU member to good effect.

DIKO leader and House President Marios Garoyian expressed regret over the “influx” of Bildt statements on Cyprus, advising the Swedish foreign minister to act based on EU decisions and solidarity.

Meanwhile, EVROKO’s Demetris Syllouris blamed President Demetris Christofias for his “flexible policy” on the Cyprus problem which was causing “negative surprises”.

The Turkish press also picked up on Bildt’s coup connection with Milliyet running a story with the headline “Turkish soldiers are in Cyprus because of the Greek junta”. Turkish-language Zaman had as its headline: “Bildt gave history lesson to Greeks and Greek Cypriots” while Yeni Safak had the title, “History lessons from EU Presidency”. Hurriyet ran a story with the heading, “Turkish soldiers in Cyprus are the work of Greek junta” while the north’s ‘press and information office’ ran a piece titled: “History lesson from Swedish (sic) Foreign Minister to Greeks”.
Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2009

[Jerry]

Bilt could do with a few lessons in logic and history. Why should Cypriots suffer for something that the Junta did against the will of the island's inhabitants? If he hadn't noticed the Junta no longer exists.

[Get Real!]

As can be seen from the article below EU is losing patience with the GCs and the Cyprus Problem. The EU is beging to see a more balanced view.

Are you implying that the TCs have a “balanced view”?

[YFred]

As can be seen from the article below EU is losing patience with the GCs and the Cyprus Problem. The EU is beging to see a more balanced view.

Are you implying that the TCs have a “balanced view”?

It's certainly more balanced than the GCs view. If you think “back to 1960 is possible” is the balanced view, I congratulate you and your history books. All two pages of it..

[Get Real!]

As can be seen from the article below EU is losing patience with the GCs and the Cyprus Problem. The EU is beging to see a more balanced view.

Are you implying that the TCs have a “balanced view”?

It's certainly more balanced than the GCs view. If you think “back to 1960 is possible” is the balanced view, I congratulate you and your history books. All two pages of it..

Get out of here you incompetent clowns!

35 years on and you can’t even afford to buy a pair of knickers from all your incompetence and corruption and you’ve got the audacity to point the finger at others?

[YFred]

As can be seen from the article below EU is losing patience with the GCs and the Cyprus Problem. The EU is beging to see a more balanced view.

Are you implying that the TCs have a “balanced view”?

It's certainly more balanced than the GCs view. If you think “back to 1960 is possible” is the balanced view, I congratulate you and your history books. All two pages of it..

Get out of here you incompetent clowns!

35 years on and you can’t even afford to buy a pair of knickers from all your incompetence and corruption and you’ve got the audacity to point the finger at others?

May take this opporotunity to point out to you that it is mostly the Civil service which Turkey contributes to. Majority of the TCs survive on what they produce old boy. FYI most of the TCs go comando.

[Get Real!]

Majority of the TCs survive on what they produce old boy.

Really? So what's the best season to cultivate ancient artifacts and GC real estate arsehole?

[YFred]

Majority of the TCs survive on what they produce old boy.

Really? So what's the best season to cultivate ancient artifacts and GC real estate arsehole?

You can't taint all the TCs with that one old boy. Arsehole is what you see every morning when you are shaving, assuming that you are not a spano. Most TCs are law abiding and hard working. We have same percentage of criminals that you do in the south, whatever the criminal activity is. What is shameful is the practices of the RoC in dealing with the TCs in an absolute racist manner.
I'll give you an example. My brother tried to sell wheat to the RoC few years back. RoC turned it down on the grounds that they couldn't prove if the wheat was grown on TC land. You call that free trade. That is discrimination of the worst kind. They could have said, show us the deeds of your land and in seconds calculate the probability of this land producing the tonnage of wheat. But no, no trade. Its' called suffer you bastards and my reply to the RoC is get stuffed. I will trade with whoever I chose and it will never be with the RoC again.

Just to point out to those who are not familiar with the practices of the TRNC. A TC cannot hold his Kotchans and accept GC land. The kotchans are exchanged with the eshdeger system. I am certain that RoC is aware of that.

[YFred]

Bilt could do with a few lessons in logic and history. Why should Cypriots suffer for something that the Junta did against the will of the island's inhabitants? If he hadn't noticed the Junta no longer exists.

Jerry, in this day and age, it is incredible to suggest that 74 activities were purely a Junta affair. GC NG was also on their side. The impression I got from the reports at the time was that the only people loyal to the President was the Police force. The NG was on the side of the coupists. Can someone please tell us which section of the GC NG came out and said they were against the coup before the Turkish intervention?

[Hatter]

As can be seen from the article below EU is losing patience with the GCs and the Cyprus Problem. The EU is beging to see a more balanced view. Next six months will be very interesting to say least.

So Bildt is now "the EC" ? A controversial turkophile swedish foreign minister does not constitute the EC.

And, of course, you conveniently ignore the main thrust of the article, which is that Bildt was criticised for trying to delete the turkish invasion and continued illegal occupation.


This was clearly a desperate attempt to improve Turkey's chances of avoiding her commitments with impunity. Dream on, guys.