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[Maximus]

To the continental shelf agreement with Turkey

Turkish Cyprus’s main opposition Republican Turks’ Party (CTP) said they rejected the continental shelf agreement between Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot government, ntvmsnbc.com reported.

The statement from the CTP said the Cyprus issue was at a critical stage and a road map would be drawn out during a summit in New York on Oct. 30-31, where U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will bring the two sides together.

"The drilling efforts [in the eastern Mediterranean Sea] depletes the energy that could have been directed at preparing for the summit and eliminates any good will [between the sides]," the CTP said.

The CTP summarized their reasons for rejecting the agreement in seven articles.

1. The existence, identity and will of the Turkish Cypriot people have been ignored.

2. The president of Turkish Cyprus has exceeded his mandate by bypassing Parliament.

3. The Greek Cypriot government has acted in an irresponsible way to risk the peace efforts and insisted on searching for oil and gas. The Turkish side has done wrong by acting in kind.

4. The agreement's contents do not favor the rights and interests of Turkish Cypriots. Who has carried out negotiations for such an agreement signed on our behalf? Where did the negotiations take place and what was their nature?

5. The will of the Turkish Cypriot Parliament was treated with disrespect.

6. The agreement in question does not contribute to solution efforts.

7. The priority and unwavering aim of the CTP is the solution of the Cyprus issue.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php? ... 2011-10-06

[bill cobbett]

A reminder please that under international law only the Government of the Republic of CY has the sovereign right (a view reinforced by many bodies in the International Community in just the last few days) to explore for and extract the offshore natural resources in the CY EEZ.

... and it is a right which is not shared in any way whatsoever with any "community" .

[Maximus]

"The drilling efforts [in the eastern Mediterranean Sea] depletes the energy that could have been directed at preparing for the summit and eliminates any good will [between the sides]," the CTP said.

speak for yourself CTP

the RoC cant fish in waters beyond the green line, and your ok with that. relax yourselfs and put more effort into good will, start by taking down that gaudy, tasteless flag from the side of the mountain.

the TRNC is a sunk cost fallacy, varosha needs a lot of money to restore, the RoC cant explore to sell hydrocardons and prosper, Cyprus cant explore for hydrocardons which if found will likely pay for unification, the EU cant secure future energy, the lira is depriciating like crazy. 200k+ people lost their property and inheritance. Turkish is still in the third world and costs Cypriots a lot of money to keep them there.

[Pyrpolizer]

To the continental shelf agreement with Turkey

Turkish Cyprus’s main opposition Republican Turks’ Party (CTP) said they rejected the continental shelf agreement between Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot government, ntvmsnbc.com reported.

The statement from the CTP said the Cyprus issue was at a critical stage and a road map would be drawn out during a summit in New York on Oct. 30-31, where U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will bring the two sides together.

"The drilling efforts [in the eastern Mediterranean Sea] depletes the energy that could have been directed at preparing for the summit and eliminates any good will [between the sides]," the CTP said.

The CTP summarized their reasons for rejecting the agreement in seven articles.

1. The existence, identity and will of the Turkish Cypriot people have been ignored.

2. The president of Turkish Cyprus has exceeded his mandate by bypassing Parliament.

3. The Greek Cypriot government has acted in an irresponsible way to risk the peace efforts and insisted on searching for oil and gas. The Turkish side has done wrong by acting in kind.

4. The agreement's contents do not favor the rights and interests of Turkish Cypriots. Who has carried out negotiations for such an agreement signed on our behalf? Where did the negotiations take place and what was their nature?

5. The will of the Turkish Cypriot Parliament was treated with disrespect.

6. The agreement in question does not contribute to solution efforts.

7. The priority and unwavering aim of the CTP is the solution of the Cyprus issue.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php? ... 2011-10-06

Other than that CTP seems to be looking for legality in an illegal puppet state