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[Omer Seyhan]

A Call of Unity to the Cypriot People

For many people Cypriot unity may seem unimaginable. But that pessimism is not real but rather the thoughtful, carefully managed PR strategy by enemies of Cypriot unity whose primary political goals over 50 years remain unchanged - partition. Their 'solution' is a failed one as the Cypriot people reject it, hate it and show signs of being unhappy with the status quo. The 'peace' imposed by our enemies is man-made and needs to be defended by arms - the loving and humane brotherhood and friendship that exists between Cypriots that has been shaped over 500 years does not require such artificial efforts.

Yes, Cypriots are already resisting by talking to the 'other' and building friendships and a greater understanding of each other. We want you to keep talking , to be friends, to be more than friends to evict the foreign Greek and Turkish nationalisms in Cyprus. We want to create a new relationship of respect between Cyprus and our neighbours, and the construction of a new national democracy — a new republic — on the island of Cyprus.

These objectives should shape our peace strategy; our engagement with the British, Greek and Turkish governments, with fellow re-unionists and those of our brothers and sisters who are not convinced by Cypriot unity, and our efforts to construct a peace process and achieve a political agreement.

It is important to understand that the relatively modest achievements of the ongoing peace negotiations in Cyprus have not affected our efforts to secure Cypriot unity and independence. We will always fight for Cypriot unity even under difficult conditions. The political institutions that may be set up following a successful peace process are part of a political strategy on the road to achieving our priority goals but not peace in itself. Peace is the acceptance of our society in embracing the philosophy of Cypriot unity.

Some achievements over the last year include agreement on governance, environment and economy. There are also scores of other achievements, contributing to greater interaction across the Atilla line and fortunes of the people of the island. Yet the all-Cyprus political institutions that will comprise of all Cypriots are still not up and running.

There are difficulties to address and nobody should seek to minimise these or ignore them. The main important issues such as security are still kept away from Cypriots and remain in the hands of foreign states. Yet foreign governments attempt to divert attention from this by arguing that it is the Cypriots not them who cannot get agree. We will not accept this creating of myths to mislead under any circumstances.

The outstanding issues can be sorted out by good Cypriots who share a sense of fairness, who believe in human rights and the entitlements and responsibilities of citizenship. The majority of decent Cypriots cannot be subject to the whims of the most right wing or reactionary elements bankrolled by foreign powers.

We must be totally committed to ensuring the past is dealt with in a manner that treats all victims equally and focuses on acknowledgement, apology and truth.

To ensure this, society as a whole has a responsibility to create a credible mechanism, based on international scrutiny and independent of the parties to the conflict, which can examine not only individual bereavement as a result of the conflict but also the causes, nature and extent of the conflict itself.

The people of Cyprus are closer to bringing about Cypriot unity than at any time in our past. There is growing support for Cypriot unity and growing awareness of the importance of the all-Cyprus economy to our nation’s future prosperity and growth. However none of this will happen by chance. We need to set out how we can reach this historic goal and create the conditions for a united Cyprus.

In the 1980s, Cypriot re-unionists under various names were too small, too isolated and under developed to persuade our own people let alone foreign governments. It was all the more difficult when the British / US government through their connections with Greece / Turkey through Nato, were quietly preserving disunity for their own ends. But we lived through this period and are stronger.

Today re-unionists have succeeded, primarily through its Diaspora to mobilise a political lobby that achieved quiet but effective progress. Now we want to bring that same strategic thinking and planning to our current strategies and to putting in place a new strategy to achieve our primary goal of Cypriot reunification.

We are asking all of those who support Cypriot unity and the right of the Cypriot people to determine our own future, to join with us in this extraordinary endeavour, and to make it a genuine movement for change.

We have to develop a viable strategy, and positive arguments around that strategy, that can win the assent of Cypriots that still remain hesitant.

Some Cypriot leaders have recently expressed concern at what they describe as ‘apathy’ among Turkish speaking Cypriot voters in the north of our Republic. Some leaders are fearful that a substantial section of this Cypriot electorate is becoming increasingly indifferent to politics. We want all Cypriots including our Turkish speaking sons and daughters to have their voiced heard and to have real representation.

The potential exists to persuade a section of the Cypriot people in the north that partition does not serve their best interests and that a united Cyprus does.

To achieve our goals we need to mobilise opinion in Cyprus and the Diaspora, not just among the Cypriots in Britain, but also among progressive organisations and individuals. We are asking peace-loving Cypriot people in Britain to join with us in becoming persuaders for Cypriot reunification: to sign up for a campaign which seeks to forge a new and positive relationship between Cyprus and its neighbours, based on mutual respect, and an acceptance of the Cypriot peoples’ right to self-determination and independence.

We need a sustained lobby of all the political parties, which should not be restricted to the Westminster parliament. We have friends and potential friends in the London, Welsh, and Scottish assemblies, as well as in local government.

The Cypriot people have the right to independence and self determination. Partition will end and Cypriot reunification will happen.

Cypriot unity makes political and economic sense and it is in the best interests of the great majorities in Cyprus, Greece, Turkey and Britain. The peace process provides a legislative, peaceful and democratic route to achieve this. The economic and demographic dynamics in Cyprus make Cypriot reunification a realistic objective within a reasonable time scale. We need the support of the Cypriots in Britain, as well as of progressive forces in Britain to achieve this.

[miltiades]

I second this post by Omer in its entirety and I congratulate Omer for being a proud Cypriot as well as a highly educated and knowledgeable individual.
Please PM me where you are I would love to meet you .
With utmost respect
Miltiades

[YFred]

I third both your posts, but I do not share your optimism for achieving it in one go. Two or three stage peace process will get there, because it is the only way to live but I still maintain that force people into that position now and it will blow in our faces like 63 and as usual it is going to be the TCs who will suffer most.

[Omer Seyhan]

I third both your posts, but I do not share your optimism for achieving it in one go. Two or three stage peace process will get there, because it is the only way to live but I still maintain that force people into that position now and it will blow in our faces like 63 and as usual it is going to be the TCs who will suffer most.

YFred you care about Cyprus as one of her sons that is why you are pessimistic. But don't look for others to lead the way for success - you are a powerful individual who can do so much even with so little. You can do so much both in your community and outside it.

Choose the right path and stay on it - pessimism is not a path it is a dead end and the oxygen that keeps alive the enemies of Cyprus in this cycle of hate called the Cyprus problem. Choose the path of love.

[YFred]

I came across this court case where one GC individual and ex-policeman who is member of the golden dawn movement attacked a TC for no reason other than that he was a TC.

What is most worrying aspect is not the attack itself but the reference to him by the defence lawyer of the GC and the judge not picking it up when he constantly referred to the TC as the Turk.

Can we really create a fair society and is the roc justice system ready for it. Can we expect fair treatment from the officers of the justice system.


http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/verdi ... h-cypriots

Usual bastardo suspects need not reply.

[Viewpoint]

Omer you live in a utopian dream and do not know the GCs at all they will use your enthusiam to gain what their percieve at the right solution for them and them dump you at the first opportunity. How do you see union with GCs let hear that side and then you will see the GCs sharpen their teeth, as long as you song their tune they will suck up to but when you speak transition periods BBF guarantees etc they will rip you to shreds try and see. Bir was just like you a few years ago but look what they have done to him, he has seen the real face of GCs and their despot mentality to have the sense to question and stand his ground in the face of GC arrogance and dividing mentality. Good luck but try coming down to earth with the rest ıf us, do you live on the island or the UK?

[Omer Seyhan]

I came across this court case where one GC individual and ex-policeman who is member of the golden dawn movement attacked a TC for no reason other than that he was a TC.

What is most worrying aspect is not the attack itself but the reference to him by the defence lawyer of the GC and the judge not picking it up when he constantly referred to the TC as the Turk.

Can we really create a fair society and is the roc justice system ready for it. Can we expect fair treatment from the officers of the justice system.


http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/verdi ... h-cypriots

Usual bastardo suspects need not reply.

This sad case is not a 'reason' for giving up for inaction, rather it should act as a catalyst for decent people like you who I know would ever do this to create a new Cyprus. Your response to this is to commit yourself today in creating a better Cyprus.

Try a different approach. For every racist incident you read about you should make 10 Greek speaking Cypriot friends.

[Cap]

A Call of Unity to the Cypriot People

For many people Cypriot unity may seem unimaginable. But that pessimism is not real but rather the thoughtful, carefully managed PR strategy by enemies of Cypriot unity whose primary political goals over 50 years remain unchanged - partition. Their 'solution' is a failed one as the Cypriot people reject it, hate it and show signs of being unhappy with the status quo. The 'peace' imposed by our enemies is man-made and needs to be defended by arms - the loving and humane brotherhood and friendship that exists between Cypriots that has been shaped over 500 years does not require such artificial efforts.

Yes, Cypriots are already resisting by talking to the 'other' and building friendships and a greater understanding of each other. We want you to keep talking , to be friends, to be more than friends to evict the foreign Greek and Turkish nationalisms in Cyprus. We want to create a new relationship of respect between Cyprus and our neighbours, and the construction of a new national democracy — a new republic — on the island of Cyprus.

These objectives should shape our peace strategy; our engagement with the British, Greek and Turkish governments, with fellow re-unionists and those of our brothers and sisters who are not convinced by Cypriot unity, and our efforts to construct a peace process and achieve a political agreement.

It is important to understand that the relatively modest achievements of the ongoing peace negotiations in Cyprus have not affected our efforts to secure Cypriot unity and independence. We will always fight for Cypriot unity even under difficult conditions. The political institutions that may be set up following a successful peace process are part of a political strategy on the road to achieving our priority goals but not peace in itself. Peace is the acceptance of our society in embracing the philosophy of Cypriot unity.

Some achievements over the last year include agreement on governance, environment and economy. There are also scores of other achievements, contributing to greater interaction across the Atilla line and fortunes of the people of the island. Yet the all-Cyprus political institutions that will comprise of all Cypriots are still not up and running.

There are difficulties to address and nobody should seek to minimise these or ignore them. The main important issues such as security are still kept away from Cypriots and remain in the hands of foreign states. Yet foreign governments attempt to divert attention from this by arguing that it is the Cypriots not them who cannot get agree. We will not accept this creating of myths to mislead under any circumstances.

The outstanding issues can be sorted out by good Cypriots who share a sense of fairness, who believe in human rights and the entitlements and responsibilities of citizenship. The majority of decent Cypriots cannot be subject to the whims of the most right wing or reactionary elements bankrolled by foreign powers.

We must be totally committed to ensuring the past is dealt with in a manner that treats all victims equally and focuses on acknowledgement, apology and truth.

To ensure this, society as a whole has a responsibility to create a credible mechanism, based on international scrutiny and independent of the parties to the conflict, which can examine not only individual bereavement as a result of the conflict but also the causes, nature and extent of the conflict itself.

The people of Cyprus are closer to bringing about Cypriot unity than at any time in our past. There is growing support for Cypriot unity and growing awareness of the importance of the all-Cyprus economy to our nation’s future prosperity and growth. However none of this will happen by chance. We need to set out how we can reach this historic goal and create the conditions for a united Cyprus.

In the 1980s, Cypriot re-unionists under various names were too small, too isolated and under developed to persuade our own people let alone foreign governments. It was all the more difficult when the British / US government through their connections with Greece / Turkey through Nato, were quietly preserving disunity for their own ends. But we lived through this period and are stronger.

Today re-unionists have succeeded, primarily through its Diaspora to mobilise a political lobby that achieved quiet but effective progress. Now we want to bring that same strategic thinking and planning to our current strategies and to putting in place a new strategy to achieve our primary goal of Cypriot reunification.

We are asking all of those who support Cypriot unity and the right of the Cypriot people to determine our own future, to join with us in this extraordinary endeavour, and to make it a genuine movement for change.

We have to develop a viable strategy, and positive arguments around that strategy, that can win the assent of Cypriots that still remain hesitant.

Some Cypriot leaders have recently expressed concern at what they describe as ‘apathy’ among Turkish speaking Cypriot voters in the north of our Republic. Some leaders are fearful that a substantial section of this Cypriot electorate is becoming increasingly indifferent to politics. We want all Cypriots including our Turkish speaking sons and daughters to have their voiced heard and to have real representation.

The potential exists to persuade a section of the Cypriot people in the north that partition does not serve their best interests and that a united Cyprus does.

To achieve our goals we need to mobilise opinion in Cyprus and the Diaspora, not just among the Cypriots in Britain, but also among progressive organisations and individuals. We are asking peace-loving Cypriot people in Britain to join with us in becoming persuaders for Cypriot reunification: to sign up for a campaign which seeks to forge a new and positive relationship between Cyprus and its neighbours, based on mutual respect, and an acceptance of the Cypriot peoples’ right to self-determination and independence.

We need a sustained lobby of all the political parties, which should not be restricted to the Westminster parliament. We have friends and potential friends in the London, Welsh, and Scottish assemblies, as well as in local government.

The Cypriot people have the right to independence and self determination. Partition will end and Cypriot reunification will happen.

Cypriot unity makes political and economic sense and it is in the best interests of the great majorities in Cyprus, Greece, Turkey and Britain. The peace process provides a legislative, peaceful and democratic route to achieve this. The economic and demographic dynamics in Cyprus make Cypriot reunification a realistic objective within a reasonable time scale. We need the support of the Cypriots in Britain, as well as of progressive forces in Britain to achieve this.

Very well said Omer.

Yes, I'm the GC Viewpoints mom warned him about, a Greek nationalist ogre masquerading as a liberal and the first chance at reunification I'll be plotting and scheming ways to expunge the TC element off the face of the nation.
As if the GC's aren't worried about Turkey's supposed real or imagined expansionist policies.
They did a good job mind you, look at the level of polarization in Cyprus. Viewpoint is a classic example of foreign influence.

[Get Real!]

The military solution is the ONLY solution so wake up to reality and quit postponing the inevitable…

[umit07]

The military solution is the ONLY solution so wake up to reality and quit postponing the inevitable…

From a GC perspective what you're saying is correct, the only way you'll get want you want is via brute force. The only problem is that the average GC doesn't want to risk their current position for the desirable.

Ever thought of the consequences of failure?