Christofias said:
As he noted, the dilemma is clear: “it is either a federal solution or partition”, pointing out that ''the bi-zonal, bi-communal federation has been adopted by the United Nations, the European Union and other international organizations.
I think Bananiot, VP, and YFred are reading too much into what Christofias has said to mean anything but the continuation of the status quo "partition" as the case is now, if BBF based on True Federation can't be agreed on by all sides. It does NOT mean, that permanent partition with recognition is what will happen if the BBF is not agreed on, because if that were to be the case, why on earth would the north agree to a BBF based on UN and EU Principles, when magically the north would become an recognised independent state as soon as BBF is turned down by either side, most certainly by the north if it's not what AP offered as a BBF, which was partition along with everything Turkey wanted to be able to infiltrate the EU workings through the north confederated state. I can see VP and YFred getting too excited in their own wishful thinking interpretation on what Christofias meant since they are the NeoParitionist , but Bananiot, who claims to be anti partition based on his signature, I'm surprised he too believed that Christofias meant
partition partition.
I think Christofias's massage was more to the TCs than to the GCs, that "partition" will continue (the status quo) if you do not agree to BBF based on True Democracy and the EU Principles. You will therefore will continue being isolated therefore your future is in your hands to agree to a solution based on principles shared by the west and the EU in particular. How can the RoC go against all those principles set by the EU even if he wanted. He can't, so the message to the TCs is, is for them to face the reality on what a settlement can look like, otherwise the status quo will continue, which to the RoC is the best solution short of BBF based on the EU principles..
Sorry to disappoint all those waiting for the
partition partiton to happen if BBF is not agreed to, based on the principles mentioned above, but it will not happen, because partitioned north out of the EU is no good to Turkey’s interest and the RoC knows this full well. Turkey needs a "Trojan Horse" in the EU, and the north would have been such a vehicle had the AP was agreed on. It is the only way for Turkey to have any influence on the EU to make the EU to accept Turkey on her own terms by using the north to blackmailing the EU, because as things stand right now, Armenia will become an EU member way before Turkey can start opening or closing any of the chapters that has been suspended at the moment. Turkey will NEVER allow the north to become an independent state outside a confederation partnership with the RoC as the case would have been with the Annan Plan. This is the only option left for Turkey to become an EU member by using the north to get what she wants, short of Turkey becoming a True Democracy.
In short, even if some countries would lift some of the embargoes to the north, all that would do is to ease the financial burden on Turkey for keeping the north afloat. It will NOT mean the north will become an independent state with recognition or an economics powerhouse. It is just not in the books and people like VP and YFred should stop believing in the impossible. The only viable future I see for the true TCs in the north is to agree on a BBF based on True Federation much like the one I have proposed. Anything else is just a pipe dream.!
Kikapu's "BBF" Power Sharing Plan.!
http://www.cyprus-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=21685
Keep dreaming. The EU is happy to keep ALL Turks out. Make no mistake about this.
