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[Kartal_Aetos]

hmm...that is alot of blame with out much substance...afterall, how do you know that the land they purchased has GC deeds and not TC deeds?

[cypezokyli]

some made it clear

[zan]

If you are referring to my first paragraph, what I said is true.

We have many many British living in the free areas. However most of them do not care much about the Cyprus problem since it doesn't affect them.
On the other hand the foreigners that "purchased" stolen Greek Cypriot property in the occupied areas have realized how easily they can lose their illegal investment if the Turkish occupation ends. Therefore they fully adopted the Turkish propaganda and they are trying to promote it since this is what serves their personal interests.

You have a problem of accepting the parts of history that did happen why should they not have a problem with things that are a bit fuzzy around the edges. The TRNC has issued title deeds for these lands under its jurisdiction and people have bought property with that in mind. The TRNC will deal with what ever comes its way WHEN a settlement is reached and not before. Who knows all these illegalities that you refer to might be made legal by the RoCs future decisions on a settlement.

[miltiades]

No Cypriot will be happy to have his ancestral home sold to a foreign investor. The T/Cs are aware of this and most if not all are in disagreement with the land developers getting rich on other peoples misery. Also T/C land in the ROC must remain as such , land belonging to our Cypriot compatriots . All reasonable honest family minded Cypriots agree on justice for all and justice is two sided .

[andri_cy]

I agree with Miltiades on this one.

[zan]

No Cypriot will be happy to have his ancestral home sold to a foreign investor. The T/Cs are aware of this and most if not all are in disagreement with the land developers getting rich on other peoples misery. Also T/C land in the ROC must remain as such , land belonging to our Cypriot compatriots . All reasonable honest family minded Cypriots agree on justice for all and justice is two sided .

I agree with you in essence but all over the world property is sold to foreign investors but the land remains, as is obvious, in the realm of the country it is in. We cannot shut our selves off from the rest of the world with xenophobic prejudice. Of course we have to keep an eye on percentages of property sold but we must attract foreign investment. It leads on to many other aspects of financial life for a country.

[andri_cy]

Well of course we cant shut ourselves off to the west. But maybe if the people who owned the land were in agreement it would be different. In the south it is illegal to sell TC land, and GC's are only "borrowing" it. The same isn't happening in the North and maybe TC's should stand up and say enough. If I have land in the north and I want to sell it, then it would be different. Right now whoever is buying doesn't know who they are buying from, if it is theirs or not and what is going on. I think it is just making this more complicated, were there to be a solution.

[zan]

Well of course we cant shut ourselves off to the west. But maybe if the people who owned the land were in agreement it would be different. In the south it is illegal to sell TC land, and GC's are only "borrowing" it. The same isn't happening in the North and maybe TC's should stand up and say enough. If I have land in the north and I want to sell it, then it would be different. Right now whoever is buying doesn't know who they are buying from, if it is theirs or not and what is going on. I think it is just making this more complicated, were there to be a solution.

the North has been left to stagnate for the last 35 years due to disagreements. You cannot compare the two even in its present state. How long before a people say, right our last chance was the Annan plan and we cannot go on like this for another 35 years, we too need to move on. How long can you baby sit a land for while all the time you see your neighbors making vast amounts of money. Of course there are political games in amongst all of that but when I was out there a few years ago it was just a sad place and the siege mentality was rife. Hotels were empty, restaurants were ours for the picking with no end in sight. It is only now that the property issue is becoming critical that there seems to be the slightest movement at all.

[Piratis]

We didn't ask you to "baby sit" our land. We asked you to give back the land you illegaly keep from us. As usual, instead of ending the illegalities you chose to do more of them.

[Viewpoint]

All yours as soon as you can agree a settlement to either reunite or divide forever. Find that elusive solution and hey presto everyone is happy.