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We have seen what “peace” in Turkey’s terms means: Gibrahayer

I fear that the currently sizzling topic of the Armenia-Turkey protocols will influence matters regarding the Cyprus problem, namely the continuous occupation of 34,85% of Cyprus’ land by the Turkish military since 1974, while at the same time about 1.500 people are still missing, 142.000 Cypriots are refugees, and over 115.000 Turkish settlers from Anatolia have illegally colonised the northern part of our island,” Armenian online e-magazine Gibrahayer reports referring to analyst Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra.

“The diplomatic conjurers of Turkey may very easily exploit this infamous agreement to trick the world into believing that Cyprus is the real problem; they may project the illusion of peace with Armenia to say that it is the Republic of Cyprus that poses the problem to the illegal pseudo-state. Not only that, but this &‘magic’ has unfortunately taken over segments of our society — firm believers of a federal Cypriot state -, arguing that &‘Since Armenia and Turkey have patched things up, why can't we too?’ the analyst says.
”Suppose we sign a protocol with Turkey or, to please the eyes of the federalists, a solution to the Cyprus problem. A committee of historians will be set up to re-evaluate the tumultuous 20th century history of this island. Are we to deny the Turkish-Cypriot mutiny in December 1963? Are we to deny the brutal and unlawful Turkish invasion, in two phases, of summer 1974 and examine if it was an intervention or even a “peace operation”? What are we going to say to the refugees who lost their homes and villages? What are we going to say to the relatives of the ones who were killed defending their homeland or had been missing/are still missing for 35 years now? “And will the dreadful Turkish flag on Pentadhaktylos be erased?”
“We have seen what &‘peace’ in Turkey’s terms means for Armenia and the Diaspora, let it not be repeated over Cyprus. I cannot possibly imagine a solution to the Armenian issue that fails to recognize an undeniable and unquestionable fact: the Armenian Genocide. Back to Cyprus, the workable solution I envision is infeasible: Turkey will never accept to take away its 35.000 troops, it will never accept to take back the 115.000 settlers, it will never admit guilt for 1974 and will never give back the lands it took or, at least, a reasonable compensation for them. I cannot accept a solution to the Cyprus problem that does not meet these terms. A final point-question: in 1975, Cyprus became the first European country to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide,” the analyst concludes.

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