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[supporttheunderdog]

It occurred to me that a settlement would legitimise Ercan Airport, which could then be used as an alternative to Larnaca by the residents of Nicosia and much of Eastern Cyprus /the area North of the Troodos and as a cheaper alternative by the airlines.

Is it therefore in the interests of those who have invested large amounts of Money in Paphos and (in particular) Larnaca to agree to a settlement which might severely devalue their business and are they in a position to influence the government to protect their investment?

[humanist]

of course they are .... starting with Erdogan's family and relative interests.

[supporttheunderdog]

You may well be right - I don't know enough about Erdogan's family's and relatives' interests to comment, but nothing would surprise me.

[halil]

wait .... still Turkey didn't use her private firms in Europe to invest in South....time will come for it as well. Than what u gonna do it for ....how can u kick out German, Uk, Holland or france based Turkish companies from EU.....

[Get Real!]

Are some big business interests anti-settlement??

How long is a piece of string...

[supporttheunderdog]

Are some big business interests anti-settlement??

How long is a piece of string...

Are you sure the question is not
"Do bears Sh1t in the woods?"

[cymart]

This is a part of the Cyprus problem which is uncomfortable for some people to discuss because it forces them to come out into the open,rather than hide behind rejectionist politicians and the church leadership!Most Cypriots care first about what they think are their personal interests,rather than seeing the overall advantages for the majority in a solution and this is why there should not be another referendum!The responsibility lies with the political leadership to decide and if they are afraid to take it,they shouldn't be in power!Even the mayor of Famagusta,Galanos has started referring to this aspect of the problem.....

[Sotos]

A real solution is one that will demolish that illegal airport, not legitimize it! A real solution is one which solves the problems and serves the interests of the Cypriot people, not one that serves the interests of the Turkish invaders!

[Sotos]

This is a part of the Cyprus problem which is uncomfortable for some people to discuss because it forces them to come out into the open,rather than hide behind rejectionist politicians and the church leadership!Most Cypriots care first about what they think are their personal interests,rather than seeing the overall advantages for the majority in a solution and this is why there should not be another referendum!The responsibility lies with the political leadership to decide and if they are afraid to take it,they shouldn't be in power!Even the mayor of Famagusta,Galanos has started referring to this aspect of the problem.....

If the majority will have advantages from a specific solution then why that majority will not vote for that solution in a referendum? What you say is bollocks. You don't want referendum because you want to serve your own personal interests on the expense of the majority. If you really wanted what is good for the majority then you wouldn't have a problem with a referendum. As simple as that.

[cymart]

So according to Sotos,the government here supports my personal interests and not those of the majority?I suppose I should be flattered that I have become so important........but leaving those weird allegations aside,it is unfortunately true that the majority of Greek-Cypriots are so fed-up with the way politicians behave that they no longer believe what they say!People here nowadays mostly care about their own interests and after seeing so many years of fruitless efforts to find a solution they have started to believe that it is impossible to find one.....with most of the media also against changing the status quo,the church leadership and virtually everyone under 40 who has never known Cyprus as being any different from the way it is now,why should they want to change it?The only people who do are mostly older refugeees who still hold-out some hope that they might be able to return to Varosha,Morphou etc. if there is a deal and a few others with vision who dare to believe in something different.....
Whether we like it or not,time solves situations in its own way and changing things involves risks which nobody here wants to take,especially when they have a relatively comfortable lifestyle the way things are now!I cannot believe that Christophias will be prepared to shoulder the responsibility either when the crunch comes during the coming months?