observer wrote:All this talk of legality, and sections and sub-sections of international law is fascinating, but it rather ignores a real world where Turkey has a seat on the UN Security Council, and China, which annexed Tibet (illegally?), has a permanent seat on the Security Council. India’s annexation of Goa is probably illegal too by these definitions.
In short, Turkey could annex Northern Cyprus tomorrow. The fact that it hasn’t happened probably means that Turkey has no interest in doing it.
Well Observer, I took you for one of the mre sane people, but this posts has me wondering. Did China and India invade those places, ethnically cleanse them and illegally import tens of thousands of illegal settlers???
I think the circumstances are somewhat different and you cannot compare like for like.
Tibet and Goa are not part of the EU and would have had no clout in that respect.
What people fail to realise is that the Cyprus issue is different, it has been manufactured, and is not just a natural course of events. Systematically doing what Turkeys has done to Cyprus in no way leaves her any doors open to annexation or any other concept that she may dream up.
Cheers