Nikitas wrote:Tony said:
"(i.e. the TC-administered region to have 18% of land and 18% of coastline). " Tony, have you tried to draw such an area on the map of Cyprus? It is just about impossible to do it.
The fact that our side does not have a "model" plan shows the tragic state of GC politics. Obviously the politicians do not want to show their hand and be compromised at the negotiating table etc. But a private think tank could have published and promoted such a plan, but NO, we are big on dialectic, ie inviting the others side for an argument but not on vision of a solution or how the life of citizens might unfold in a reasonable and democratic BBF.
Private individuals, including several forum members, have managed to put together a model plan of a Cyprus solution. Look up Kikapu's plan and Repulsewarrior's manifesto. They are way ahead of anything Cyprus politicians have come up with.
Our approach is anPublic Relations disaster. The only thing that saves us is that the other side is even worse at it than we are.
Who will be the G/c President who can or could -during the last 35 years-to explain to the Greeks of Cyprus that the real meaning of what we are calling negotiations , is the surrenter terms of a lost war?
Turks are looking for terms of surrenter after they consider that they won a war. Greek government in Athens is dealling with mafiozos in free economy (greek way economy) and leadershoip in Cyprus all these years are organzing policies about CB like they are dealling with the ownership of the moon.
Situation is so simple. Turks invatd/occupy beig part of the Island and they other side has or shoud have only two ways. Either to negotiate terms of surrenter as they are doing now or to stuck on the terms invasion/occupation status and fight this situation (peacefully) as such.No dialog/no negotiation/no boarders trade/no visits nothing at all-Till the last Turkish soldier get out of the Island.
The choose was ours and we choosed the worst-for the time being...
The one Great leader (Karamanlis) guided to us to Zurich and the second great leader (Makarios) guided us to shareholding of the Island.I hope that the president who will sign the final solution will be a simple person and not a great leader-!!!!