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The following are responses to MSNBC 's anti-Cyprus article "Bring northern Cyprus back into the fold".

November 20, 2007

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MSNBC.com


To the Editor:



“Bring northern Cyprus back into the fold” (Originally
published in Financial Times ,Comment & Analysis,
11/13/07) and republished on your website ( url:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21774034/  ) is premised almost entirely on false historical revisionism,
inaccuracies and omissions. Nick Kochan’s missive is a
shameless attempt to absolve military aggressor,
Turkey, the perpetrator of gross crimes against peace
from its responsibilities for the 1974 invasions,
ongoing military-occupation, ethnic cleansing, and
cultural genocide of Cyprus.

This article was highly offensive to Greek Orthodox
Christians, who are victims of Turkey’s ongoing ethnic
cleansing and cultural genocide of Orthodox Christian
people. Turkey is a human rights abuser, is guilty of
Armenian and Assyrian and Greek Genocide, is a
military aggressor, is undemocratic and is unfit to
rule over the people of Cyprus.


Turkey’s invasions and ongoing illegal occupation is
in complete contempt for norms of war, international
law, UN resolutions, and human rights, and its ongoing
cultural genocide of Greek Orthodox Christianity from
Cyprus is continuing unabated, and Turkey remains
unapologetic and unrepentant. The Republic of Turkey
was founded on the heels of one of the most tragic
episodes in the history of humanity. The Armenian,
Assyrian and Greek Genocide of 1915-1923, perpetrated
by the Ottoman Turkish government, was the very first
planned genocide of the 20th Century, the Turkish
government denies its responsibility for these crimes,
and continues to regard the victims with contempt
through its ongoing aggression against Cyprus and
through its horrific human rights record, that often
involves torture and assassinations of intellectuals
for thought crimes.


We must stand, as a nation, against human rights
abusers, against military aggressors, and against
genocide denial and act with absolute moral clarity in
the fight to eradicate these terrible crimes.

Thank you for your time. I would appreciate learning
of any action your website takes on this matter, and
would appreciate an apology. I can be contacted at the
following address:



Nikolaos Taneris, Press Officer, Cyprus Action Network
of America (CANA)
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The Editor of

Financial Times

Nicosia, the 14th of November 2007

 

By fax:  020 7873 5938 and E-mail: letters.editor@ft.com

 

 

Dear Sir

 

RE: Article by Nick Kochan

 

I refer to the above matter and I will appreciate if my comments are published in your Paper.

 

The so called “Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus” is a product of occupation of 38% of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, after the Turkish invention in 1974.  200,000 Greek Cypriots were violently uprooted from their homes, churches and other cultural and historical monuments were lauded and turned into stables and more than 1,000 people are still missing.

 

At the same time the 120,000 Turkish Cypriots that were blackmailed by Turkey to be moved to the occupied area, were since 1974 reduced to not more than 70,000 and are replaced by mainland Turkey settlers, which is a war crime.

 

Resolution 541 of the Security Council of the UN contemned the so called “Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus” and asked the other Countries not to recognise it and not to facilitate it in any way.

 

Since when war crimes and violation of the international law and order calls for tears, for “isolation” and need to support and facilitated a regime build on blood and national cleansing?  Is this the vision of Mr Nick Kochan for a civilized 21st century world?  Congratulations for the return to the law of jungle!

 

Yours Sincerely

 

Haris Kyriakides

Advocate

Tel:  00357 22 377442 and 00357 99 657604

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Dear Editor,

The article titled "Bring northern Cyprus back into the fold" which was posted on the MSNBC.com web site needs to be removed because is based on fiction and its author needs to be reprimanded from altering historical facts. It is really shameful for a news organization such as MSNBC to allow such an article on its official website.

 

Here are the facts:

- in Cyprus there is a breach of international law and the UN Charter by Turkey (who invaded and occupied one-third of the island republic), and that the situation will never be normal unless there is restoration of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms of the people of Cyprus
 - the division is a result of the invasion and continuing occupation and that the case of the T/C as presented in the article is being built upon massive violations of human rights (right of property, right to return, right of settlement, refugee issues). In fact, over 200,000 refugees Greek Cypriot refugees have been denied their livelihood, property, for over 30 years, due to the Turkish invasion.
- therefore, any isolation that exists is due to the Turkish occupation and the insistence of Turkey and the T/C leadership to upgrade the political status of the illegal secessionist entity. 
- "investors" buying property in the occupied areas are taking more than "some risk in title".  Many Cypriot owners of occupied property have filed successful claims in European Union courts.
- the reason the Annan plan was voted against by 76% of Greek Cypriots was that it was not "carefully balanced" and failed to meet even the most basic concerns and legitimate rights of the Greek Cypriot community
- the current difficulties Turkey faces in its relations with the European Union stem from its refusal to meet its obligations, including the restrictions imposed on Cypriot interest vessels and planes.
Thank you.
Andreas Savva
President, "Hellenic Organization of University Graduates of America" houga@usa.com 
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20th November 2007


Messrs MSNBC


Dear Sirs

Bring northern Cyprus back into the fold.  By Nick Kochan.  Financial Times.  updated 10:41 p.m. ET, Tues., Nov. 13, 2007

The above quoted anti-Cyprus article was also posted in your MSNBC. It is obvious that Nick Kochan ignores the rudiments of the parody he attempts to deal with, thus his views are unjustly biased towards the 33 years old Turkey's aggression in Cyprus. He sides with the aggressor against his over three decades long victim. It is noted that he writes about "opportunities in the Middle East"

Do the opportunities he seeks, are: - how to rob countries of their sovereignty? - how to destabilise the region? - how to undermine those countries' order and peace?- how to corrupt the truth? - how to support war-mongers and the weapons lobby in starting wars, bombardments, killing and mass destructions fields? - how to sell homelands and countries over to their enemies?

Legitimately there is no "northern Cyprus" as an entity. There is only one internationally recognised sovereign Cyprus. Those in the Turkish aggressed side are a minority of native Cypriot-Turks ruled by over 50,000 Turkey's aggression force and by over 160,000 Anatolian Turk colonists - a domination of two non Cypriot coloniststo one genuine Cypriot-Turk, and the latter are constantly fleeing the quisling regime to "greener pastures" elsewhere. Why then the oversensitivity for the aggressing Turks? Whose interests do they serve? those of the accomplices? How can the self-barricaded aggressors be brought [BACK] into WHAT fold? They have never been. The population in the aggressed area is predominantly foreign Turks aggressing the place, and in self-barricaded isolation

Cyprus treats Cypriot-Turks as its citizens and provides for them when they cross over from the razorwire dividing line, equally as much as for all "ethnicities of Cyprus" and its Hellenic ascendancy. All that Cypriot-Turks can do is to replace the quisling pseudo-regime (get the aggressor force and the colonists out, and the problemis solved) and instantly integrate in the Cypriot homeland like everyone else does. For yours and Nick Kochan's edification, the following is very useful

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Request:  Kindly forward to the Authorities, and give it wide circulation (immediate release), thank you             As well, this Paper can be used for Colleges and Schools students, in their studies of history, social, and political sciences;  and for discussion groups

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Britons Australia, UK, Dominions & Commonwealth, Nexus

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Convener:  George Savva Eleftheriades, OAM, CETr, JP

In conjunction with
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Justice Nexus For Cyprus

1st October 2007

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CYPRUS INDEPENDENCE DAY.  1st October.  47th Anniversary


Dear Sirs, Madams

"Only ONE Cyprus" Model!  - "No but yes", SENDING MIXED MESSAGES.  

In your evening broadcast recently it was said that Cyprus seeks a "Bi-zonal, Bi-communal, Federated Equality" solution divided for the Turkish community and the Hellenic administration.  Prima facie such "political" backdrop is not the problem, but rather a 33 years long and ongoing Turkey's aggression in EU's Cyprus territory;  which needs to end.  For correctness we advise you of some historical information and, as follows:        

Since ancient times, Cyprus is part of the Hellenic civilisation.  It formed part of it since long before Pericles' golden age, it shared in the Great Alexander's Hellenic empire, continued with the then Hellenistic early Christian world and with the successor Hellenic Byzantine empire, which lasted over a millennium.  Many Western powers and Britain involved Cyprus in their conquests.  Noticeable was that England's King Richard the Lionheart barracked his forces in Cyprus. 

Britain rescued Cyprus when she bought it from the barbaric Ottoman Turkish yoke.  As a colony Cyprus served well its masters of the British Colonial Office,  - for cheap supply of fresh foods, agricultural products, goods commerce, and services;  - in Empire, Mediterranean, Middle East, African, Asian, war and world affairs, petroleum strategies;  - The Cyprus-Hellenic Regiments (wearing the King Richard lions badge) actively contributed to the British Imperial military expeditions in many WW1, WW2, and other fronts (particularly in the Maginot frontline and in the Dunkerque evacuation, later in General Montgomery’s El Alamein Allies’ victorious assault, and all subsequent onslaughts till the final defeat of the nazi Germans, fascist Italians, and of their Axis allies)
FAILED GRATITUDE: In October 1940 Hellas by rejecting Mussolini’s ultimatum to surrender to his “otto millione bayonette, and mare nostrum” superior power, repulsed them deep over the Pindus mountains (Albania), and inflicted on the Axis (Italy, Germany, Roumania, Bulgaria, Albania, Vichy France, Spain, Japan) their first defeat lasting six long months, subsequently kept Hitler’s war machine tied-down in Crete for another six months.  Elated Winston Churchill seeing this Hellenic resolve then, appealed and got the Cypriot-Hellenes to join their fellow-Hellenes in the common war effort.  Aegyptiot-Hellenes also rallied to the common struggle and fought in the centre of El Alamein battle, and the subsequent land, sea, and air assaults.  During this delayed strategic period, Hellas, in the gloomy battle years, gave to the Allies the First Victory, which further allowed Russia, Britain’s North Africa and Syria (Middle East oilfields) battlefronts, USA, and other Allies, their much wanted time to equip and prepare for the eventual victory.  Then under the occupation boot, its resistance guerrillas kept huge Axis forces engaged and pegged-down

In the 1940 bleakest hours for the then collapsing Allies, and then throughout the WW2

HELLENES RESCUED DEMOCRACY FOR THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD

BY CONTRAST:  Ottoman and subsequently New Turkey implemented its "Turkey for Turks only” dogma, which led to wholesale eradication in millions of its non-Turkic populations (indigenous there for some four millenniums);  Christians - Hellenes. Armenians, Assyrians, etc.  In WW1 Turkey sided with Germany against the Allies;  in WW2 Turkey “sat on the fence”.  Within a decade after, the formerly WW2 alliances and pledges were forgotten and replaced by dirty politics.  Cypriots who were “fighters for world freedom" before with the Allies against the Axis, were afterwards confronted by the Colonial Office’s refusal to allow them the Churchill pledge for self-determined independence, and found themselves rebelling for their freedom.  Britain the formerly liberator of nations, then turned denier (reneging Churchill's pledges) of independence to her faithful allies Hellenes (generally) on Cyprus.  Cypriot-Hellenes who fought for world democracy, had to then fight for their independence, and even now are still fighting against the international intrigue.  From acclaimed “freedom fighters” they were misnamed “terrorists” by Britain and its hench-countries Turkey and USA.  The junta in Hellas was engineered by the USA masters and patrons of dictatorships, and likewise the subsequent one in Cyprus with the EOKA 2 were USA instigated for preparing Kissinger's strategies to send Turkey's aggression in Cyprus.  In 1955 British diplomats advised Turkey to stage a bombing in the backyard of Kemal Attaturk’s birthplace in Thessaloniki, followed by widest and wildest photographic propaganda, and aiming at organising the wildest government co-ordinated pogrom of enraged Turks on many thousands innocent unarmed citizens in Constantinople (Istambul) and Smyrna (Ismir) of indigenous Hellenic descent.  The millions of (some four millenniums old) indigenous Hellenic ethnicity, are now reduced to about 3,000 living as pariahs in their own country Asia Minor, mainly in Constantinople.  In the ‘seventies USA’s Henry Kissinger and Cisco sent and strategically supported Turks to aggress on Cyprus, and to contravene the Geneva Convention by transporting 120,000 Anatolian Turks colonists to the aggressed areas;  and thus perpetrated the currently over three decades old problems

Α serious mistake is that Hellenes are entrapping themselves by saying "two communities".  The sooner they stop giving undue emphasis to the dominance of the other community, the better it shall be for all the peoples of Cyprus.  It disconcerts us hearing Cyprus politicians expecting a solution only between the “two communities”.  No, they wrongly marginalise and ignore the other communities which are just as substantial “ethnicities of Cyprus”, and excluding their participation in the national solution.  The solution must generally encompass all quarters of Cyprus.  No, absolutely not;  no “bizonality, bicommunality, and equal federalism” imposed along race lines, are wanted.  Why should Hellenes present "the cut head" of Cyprus to Turks served "on a plate"?  Because of these, as well as of the special provisions for Turkish hegemony and interventions, Cypriots strongly rejected the infamous “Anan apartheid plan”.  According to a judge of the European Court of Human Rights, it was wrong that the Anan plan referendum had split results;  whereby the Turkey aggressed part (including even some 150,000 Turk colonists and some 50,000 Turkey's aggressing troops) was allowed to establish their "yes" propaganda card regarding "isolation".  If Turkey is said to be a "unitarian country" (i.e. steamrollered monoculture) why should Cyprus be different with dividing racist apartheid limitations?

Perhaps those politicians do not yet realise that:  - circumstances since 33 years ago are now changed,  - Cyprus' sovereign status now is internationally much more substantialised,  - Turks are still defying their obligations toward the rule of law (i.e. UNO and international resolutions on Cyprus, and the Geneva Conventions);  thus by now Cypriots too are not bound by any old formulas (evidently unconfirmed as revealed in the Hellenic text further-along)

    No, absolutely not!  BBC may be excused for misinforming their listeners about what Cypriots want, only because of their leaders' indecision and the lack of definite intensions.  For over three decades, the aforesaid formulas are nowhere near unifying the country;  on the contrary it leads resiliently to no solution.  Not just for the Turks and the Hellenes alone, but now that obsolete plan needs another expanded formula which shall encompass all "ethnicities of Cyprus" (inclusively in one national MAINSTREAM, while satisfying the rights of all these ethnicities, viz the:  Hellenic ascendancy, Armenians, Assyrians, Cypriot-Turks, Francolebantine Maronites and Melcites, Syro-Lebanese Orthodox, the insubstantial and the emergent, all the "ethnicities of Cyprus".  Thus, Cypriot-Turks will no longer claim exclusivity in being the only other ethnicity besides the Cypriot-Hellenes and pitching against the "Hellenic administration", but rather they shall fall in line within the all-inclusive Cypriot Mainstream Nation

   And, it is now reported that in recent archival revelations the USA administration admitted that they inserted (included) in the Anan plan clauses by which they were surrendering Cyprus as sweetener to Turkey for allowing them a military front from the Turkish border against Iraq 

       The formerly British manoeuvred Anan Plan was, frankly, an embarrassment to British foreign policy.  Rather than supporting undemocratic norms, Britain should have promoted with consistency and vigour the democratic policy espoused for Cyprus by the then USA’s Vice President George H.W. Bush on July 6, 1988:  "We seek for Cyprus a constitutional democracy based on majority rule, the rule of law, and the protection of minority rights."  Majority rule with protection of minority rights is a unifying force;  minority vetoes are inherently a divisive force

INSURMOUNTABLE HINDRANCES:   The cog stops the wheel from turning

       It has now become apparent that Turkey and its accomplices had included clauses in the requirements, which ensure there shall never be a solution for Cyprus;  or if it does, it shall be at cost of surrendering to Turkey’s terms, i.e. Cyprus’ legislature must submit to their undemocratic rules

       E.g.  By democracy in a committee of ten, if four vote for and six against, the majority six win.  With Turks this democratic voting does not apply.  If in the committee the six are Hellenes and the four are Turks, they require “effectual voting power” provisions, meaning that, because they are in minority, for equalising the minority with the majority they demand a double vote for each one in their side.  Also, Turkish claims for “political equality” demand their rule and participation in every ministry and authority of the government and in all public institutions and services.  It can well be imagined how possible it is to “square the circle”.  Preposterous as it is, it also is unacceptable.  This gives Turks the excuse to continue their aggression.  Such hindrances must be overcome and eliminated on democratic terms, and by the EU acquis communeautaire

    Actually there is no need for awry - curly and twisted “bicommunal and bizonal” contraptions and for thorny voting provisions, all of which are unviable and undemocratically destructive, dividing Cyprus into apartheid zones (to the point of forbidding freedom of movement to Hellenes, and imposing genocidal 6% limits on Hellenes' birth-rates in the Turkish zone), at a time when our world leaders urge “democracy for Iraq”.  Cyprus in conjunction with the EU can well safeguard the rights and security of minorities while not forsaking the rights of its mainstream, of its ascendancy, and of all other “ethnicities of Cyprus”

  Knowing that its accession to the EU is unlikely for some thirty years yet (if at all), Turkey does not bother to solve its aggression problem in Cyprus.  The required “bizonal, bicommunal, equal federation” solution is undemocratic, apartheid, unattainable, and likely to drag for decades more.  To force Turkey to change its stance, Cyprus (supported by Hellas) must halt the opening of each EU negotiating chapter, until it is forced to change its aggression stance.  Turkey must be challenged more and more in the European Court of Human Rights, as well the latter’s recognitions of the quisling Compensation Court must also be challenged by Cyprus.   Meanwhile, Cyprus must change course and implement, starting now, throughout its free territories, the herein proposed alternative model, because all other efforts shall fail against the aggressor’s recalcitrant intransigence, and finally this shall be the only naturally democratic formula to prevail.  Surely in the face of what Turkey does in the aggressed areas, Cyprus is well justified to implement new formulas in her free territories;  thus the implemented model shall exist for when the time comes to further it over the rest of the country

  In Afghanistan, a multi-ethnic country, the U.S. ambassador, Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, had successfully promoted a constitution providing for majority rule, the rule of law and protection for minority rights. Why has the UK not proposed a similar constitution for Cyprus?  The Anan “Plan” is a direct contradiction to the Bush administration’s Middle East Initiative for Democracy

  In his address on its EU accession, 1st April 2004, the President of Cyprus stated “But while all demands by Turkey were adopted in the final Plan on the last day, basic concerns of the Greek Cypriot side have been disregarded.  Everyone involved in the talks were anxious to bring Turkey on board to ensure a “yes” vote by the Turkish-Cypriot community, and ignored the fact that the far bigger Greek-Cypriot community had also to be convinced to vote “yes” on the Plan.

  Thus, this process has failed in addressing the legitimate concerns, needs and interests of both sides.  This Nexus concurs absolutely with this statement;  and in accordance with UNO and all international resolutions, also supports that Cyprus is victim of intransigent over three decades aggression.  Also that Turkey and Cypriot-Turks got themselves into a mess, that they should make legitimate amends if they are to be “Europised”, and not to seriously compromise the legitimate rights of the victim country

  Cyprus is even prepared to grant for Cypriot Turks special privileges over and above its other minorities.  In such regard, another model is proposed.  Cypriots of all communities/ethnicities/backgrounds (Hellenes, Armenians, Assyrians, Syro-Lebanese Orthodox, Francolebantine Maronites and Melchites, various Europeans and British, Turks, and others) all need a straightforward unifying (unitarian) democracy

  Since for more than three decades the “bizonal, bicommunal, and equal federalism” formula leads to no solution, and Turkey’s aggression is still perpetuated there, no option exists but to seek the unitarian solution of Europe.  Changing course is urgently needed, based on the celebrated democratic standards, viz. “in democracy the majority rules, provided the democratic concerns of the individual and of minority groups are respected and upheld”.  Fact is that no country is democratic if it ignores the latter provision;  despite GW Bush’s call for “Democratising the world” (by arms, wars, and bombardments ???).  For Cyprus, what Turkey and its Western accomplices demand are awry “apartheid”, definitely not democracy.  Raouf Denktash said “the final word shall be of Turkey;  Cyprus belongs to Turkey”, ignoring that the country belongs to its legitimately sovereign populations.  The true solution course is outlined below:

  Cyprus has four socio-ethnographical components (tiers), whose privileges and guarantees may correspondingly be assured, viz:

A  - MAINSTREAM tier:  - its all-inclusive citizenry (Cypriots of all etnicities:  indigenous-native, naturalised, residents, and emergent groups)

B  - ASCENDANCY tier:  - its indigenous and historically long-standing Hellenic ethnicity of Cyprus, which along with all other compatriots, is freely exercising its national culture and spiritual values (civilisation), sharing and contributing within the national mainstream, and sharing in, and contributing to, all human, civil rights, and freedoms, all throughout the island homeland

REMARKS A: - Hellenes, Turks, Armenians, Assyrians, Syro-Lebanese Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Francolebantine Maronites and Melchites, Hebrews, various Europeans and British, various Middle Easterns, Africans, Arabs, and Asians, are each and all citizens and ethnicities of Cyprus.  Each SUBSTANTIAL GROUP is entitled to be constitutionally recognised as “ethnicity of Cyprus”, e.g. “Cypriot Hellenes”, “Armenian ethnicity of Cyprus”, etc.  Mr Abdullah Gul, the newly elected President of Turkey, is wrong contending (during his latest illegal visit to the aggressed side of Cyprus) that “there are two peoples, two religions, two nations in Cyprus”.  As noted herein, Cypriots comprise more than two peoples, all of which do matter more than Turkey’s 160,000 illegal colonists (who contravene the Geneva Convention), her 50,000 aggression troops (who contravene the UN resolutions, and aggress on EU territory), the occupation quisling regime, and the native Cypriot-Turks, now overwhelmed (two illegal colonists to one native), badly reduced to minority by the aggressors, and constantly fleeing from the quisling regime.  WHAT THEN, Cypriot-Turk community are politicians talking about, considering that by the latters' constant departures to “greener pastures” elsewhere, their kind (native Cypriot-Turk) is fast deminishing to the crisis point insubstantial status

REMARKS B: Internationally grave is the concern that the properties of refugees in the aggressed part of Cyprus are misappropriated illegally by Turks, British, and foreign real estate traders and buyers, developers, and fortune-hunters; moreso the European Court of Human Rights are currently approving other devices for covering such illegalities and getting the offending aggressor Turkey and accomplices “off the hook" 

C  - SUBSTANTIAL ETHNICITIES tier:  - E.g. “Maronite ethnicity of Cyprus”.  Not only the Cypriot-Turks, but certain other of the above-listed ethnicities as well, are substantial and deserve direct own ethnic representation in the legislatures of the country;  up-to three dedicated seats.  To enable this, each such ethnicity to organise its own ethnicity CAUCUS independent of political factions, so as to accept, list, nominate, and field, their own candidates for general election to their dedicated parliamentary seats.  Also to vet, propose alterations, and pass, draft legislations, and make representations to the administration, on matters, which may directly concern their ethnicity, subject to democratic procedures (read further-along)

D  - MISCELLANY tier, of insubstantial ethnicities:  - E.g. “Philippino, Danish, Italian, Aethiopic, etc. ethnicities of Cyprus”.  Jointly they deserve a multicultural representation in the legislatures.  Alike the aforesaid “C” their MIXED CAUCUS independent of political factions, to likewise accept, list, nominate, and field, candidates from within their miscellany, for general election to their allocated parliamentary seats, and to exercise duties as per the other ethnicity representatives

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TURKS IN CYPRUS, though not the only other ethnicity/community there, and under the force of Turkey’s aggression, they are a particular concern but do not deserve exclusively more than what all other Cypriots are due.  It is noted again, Cypriots comprise more than two peoples, all of which do matter more than Turkey’s 160,000 illegal colonists (who contravene the Geneva Convention), her 50,000 aggression troops (who contravene the UN resolutions, and aggress in a EU sovereign country), the occupation quisling regime, and the native Cypriot-Turks, now overwhelmed (two illegal colonists to one native), badly reduced to minority by the aggressors, and constantly fleeing from the quisling regime

WHAT THEN, Cypriot-Turk community, are politicians talking about, considering that by the latters' constant departures to “greener pastures” elsewhere, their kind (native Cypriot-Turk) is fast deminishing to a crisis point insubstantial status.  Yet, in exchange, Cyprus can accord them some special vice-presidential leadership and own affairs portfolio, own Caucus and cantonments (cantons simply) instead of “zonality”, thus a substantial Cypriot ethnicity status, all within the integrated national system;  as follows:

BASICALLY:  In towns, villages, even suburbs, where Cypriot-Turks hold a majority, they constitute municipalities and shires.  They have mayors, shire masters, and civic councils;  These are their civic government and their local community authority.  Where there is a cluster of such municipalities that area to be appropriately organised as a Turkish Cantonment.  Such cantons along with their Turkish ethnic caucus, and municipalities situated throughout the island expanse, may coalesce into their overall Cypriot-Turkish Council, or their "Council".  Their Council to exercise powers for vetting legislation, when determined by vote 55% in the national parliament that it concerns the said Council.  As well, along with all other electorates theirs shall be represented in the mainstream parliament.  In the parliament any Cypriot Turk or other parliamentarian and seconder, may move that any particular draft legislation constitutes a concern of the said Council, whereupon parliament may decide (by 55% vote) to refer the draft to the said Cypriot-Turkish Council.  Thus the said Council may vet the referred legislation draft and by vote of 65% may endorse it, or reject it, or recommend amendments (changes) to it, and subsequently return it to parliament for further deliberations, passing or abandoning, whichever the case, by final Parliamentary 65% decision;  Lesser percentage shall be considered a lack of interest

ELECTORAL:  Candidatures may either be made personally, independent of parties or ethnic caucus, or fielded by a party or an ethnic caucus.  All candidates (including those fielded by any selection Caucus, for any office, parliament or dedicated seat) shall finally need to be elected by all the elector public, in order to ensure that they come to best of political terms with all Cypriots, and for assuring first loyalty to the nation

SECURITY GUARANTORS:  Since Cyprus acceded to the EU, guarantors (Britain, Hellas, Turkey) are defunct.  Membership in the EU replaced them.  Hegemony by Turkey, and big brother protection is incompatible within the "acquis communautaire";  in it, Cyprus stands on its own sovereignty and performs according to EU's requirements.  Guarantors and hegemones, other than aggressing, they protect no one in Cyprus 

PRESIDENCY & GOVERNMENT:

- THE PRESIDENT shall be the Head of the State for all the nation of Cyprus.  His candidature shall be fielded by the ascendancy caucus, and then elected to that office by the entire electoral body.  He shall exercise executive government powers, shall form and preside the national government

- THE FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT shall deputise the President in the exercise of his duties, as these are necessitated.  His candidature shall be fielded by any mainstream political party and then elected to that office by the entire electoral body

- THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT (exclusively a CYPRIOT-TURK) shall be fielded especially by the Cypriot-Turkish Caucus and then elected for that office by the entire electoral body.  He/she shall deputise the President for Cyprus’ Turkish Affairs and Cantons.  He shall be assigned by the President executive powers for Cyprus’ Turkish sector   

COMPOSITION and PROCESSES:

All the elector public shall elect one President and two vice-presidents.  The State’s affairs may comprise two sectors, the mainstream generality, and the Cypriot-Turkish cantons

TWO VICE-PRESIDENTS:  Following the results from the general elections, the President shall instal the first and the second vice-presidents to correspondingly deputise him over the administration of their designated sectors.  The first vice-president to be elected for the mainstream generality;  the second vice-president be dedicated for the Cypriot-Turks.  To implement the particular provisions for the latter, an exclusive CAUCUS of Cypriot Turks may field candidates for the dedicated second vice-president’s position

  THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT (exclusively a CYPRIOT-TURK):  As well as deputising the President, the second vice-president shall be designated (appointed) by the President to his/her vice-presidential duties for the Cypriot-Turkish sector, shall also be designated by the President the ministerial portfolios for the Cypriot-Turkish sector, viz. the:  â€“ autonomous Cypriot-Turkish education, religion, and culture;  - Cypriot-Turkish cantons;  - ordinances for local (municipal, shires, and cantonments) governments;  - the CAUCUS of Cypriot Turks;  - the Council of Cypriot-Turkish Cantons;  - commerce and finance of their cantons;  - synchronisation with Cypriot-Turkish enterprises and culture which function outside their cantons

The IMPLEMENTATION is an INTERIOR matter, not subjects to external affairs and negotiating procedures. 

1.  International agreements?  USA, Turkey, and others, are no good examples for these.  Concerning the evacuation of the latter’s military bases from the Suez Canal zone, Egypt had agreed with Britain that the latter’s supply bases remain and maintained by non-military experts;  but then in further turmoil, changed circumstances allowed Egypt to ignore the agreement and to seize them.  Why then, after three long decades, since which Turks are constantly defying the “International Rules of Law”, and circumstances having radically lapsed, are Cypriot and Hellene politicians still talking about those “now OBSOLETE agreements”, and about only “the two communities”(?)

2.  It is emphasised that what particularly concerns Turkey is when Hellenes are in league with other ethnicities and nations, as it accosts the latter only when they are singled out and alone.  Hellenes’ presence in the UNO does not worry Turkey, because in there USA exercises veto power, and Turkey can blackmail her big brother the USA.  It is different and quite troublesome for Turkey in tackling Hellenes in league with the numerous other EU nations.  For her tactical purposes, Turkey tried hard and failed to keep Cyprus singled and apart from the EU.  In Constantinople, Turkey tries to force the Patriarch to forsake his Ecumenical (global) commitments, in order to tackle Him as a lone Hellenic, apart from being an international concern.  Therefore, Cyprus must replace its “two communities (Turks against only the Hellenes)” mind-set, and substitute it with the MAINSTREAM of all its “ethnicities of Cyprus”, with which to challenge Turkey’s excesses.  The effects in the latter regard shall be “not Turks aspiring to tackle the Hellenic administration alone, but be encountered by the whole nation of 'Cyprus’ ethnicities' ”;  i.e. Turks deserve no more than what all other Cypriot ethnicities deserve

3.  It is imperative that, even from now, the aforesaid model be introduced by the Government of Cyprus throughout its jurisdiction in the free parts of the island;  and thus prepare the new social system, to eventually extend it also over the presently aggressed side.  This, compared to the Turkish arbitrary enactments in the aggressed part, and being an interim social development in interior affairs, it needs no time-wasting negotiations.  All that the Cyprus Government needs for such reformation, is a plenipotentiary ministry for poly-ethnic (or multi-cultural) reformation, an Ethnic Communities Council (n.b. – from the Australian experience), in which, organisations from all the “ethnicities of Cyprus” shall be represented, and for appropriate discussions on social restructure, with all parts of the nation;  not only the Turks

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      This shall get Cypriot-Turks, out of their self-barricaded isolation, their rightful place as citizens, and may even assist Turkey’s bid for accession in the European Union.  There is a legitimate dispute about the some 160 thousands illegal Turk colonists in Cyprus, and Turkey’s some 50,000 aggression troops in the part of the EU in Cyprus, the reinstatement of the displaced people and their properties, etc.  Turkey may never join the EU without mending these outstanding wrongs.  Under the Aquis Communeautaire all citizens shall enjoy the liberty of movement in the EU.  As a travesty, these civil liberties of the Aquis Communautaire, the Anan Plan attempted to stifle by its obnoxious apartheid concoctions.  The rule of law aught to be upheld

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TONGUE IN CHEEK "No but yes", SENDING MIXED MESSAGES TO OUR ADVERSARIES, AND CONFUSING OUR STRUGGLE  

            They do not tell us any things straight

               Again, politicians do not yet realise that:  - circumstances since 33 years ago are now changed,  - Cyprus' sovereign status now is internationally much more substantialised,  - Turks have ignored their obligations toward the rule of law (i.e. UNO, EU, Commonwealth (British), and international forums resolutions on Cyprus, and the Geneva Conventions);  thus by now Cypriots too are not bound by any old formulas (evidently unconfirmed)

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      These nexuses offer to propose in due course the further details for this model of Cypriot-Turkish Cantons

      Your acknowledgement of receipt and relevant advice shall be appreciated

 G.Eleftheriades

Eleftheriades, George Savva, OAM, CETr, JP

Convener

War Reiief Volunteer, Suez (live witness).  Living Historian Records at:     A - Saint Spyridon College Library (High School, Maroubra)                    B - Australian Honours Secretariat. Government House, Canberra Community Activist, Multicultural Adviser. Political Analyst Lobbyist-Adviser Listed in Federal Government Select Register for Advisory Services. 1956/88:  Catechist, Fellowship Master, Special Religion Instructor in Public Schools 1974/91;   Government Approved Provider of Community & Ethnic Education, Arts, Major Events Educationist-Academician.  Collegiarch, Athenaeum Communiversity of Colleges (Sydney 1974/91) Nominated For A Non-Political Peerage In House Of Lords, London 2003 Member of:  - OAM  (Invested Order of Australia;  Sydney 8.6.1998)   - CETr:  Byzantine Imperial League of Saint Eugene of Trapezous (invested           Protospathaire (Knight Commander);  from Madrid 15.4.2007)                                       - Judiciary (admitted Justice of the Peace, Sydney 15.2.1967)                    - Other community organisations, and  - GAPA (Greek Australian Professionals Association)  

Convener of community organisations -

The Editor of

Financial Times

Nicosia, the 14th of November 2007

 

By fax:  020 7873 5938 and E-mail: letters.editor@ft.com

 

 

Dear Sir

 

RE: Article by Nick Kochan

 

I refer to the above matter and I will appreciate if my comments are published in your Paper.

 

The so called “Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus” is a product of occupation of 38% of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, after the Turkish invention in 1974.  200,000 Greek Cypriots were violently uprooted from their homes, churches and other cultural and historical monuments were lauded and turned into stables and more than 1,000 people are still missing.

 

At the same time the 120,000 Turkish Cypriots that were blackmailed by Turkey to be moved to the occupied area, were since 1974 reduced to not more than 70,000 and are replaced by mainland Turkey settlers, which is a war crime.

 

Resolution 541 of the Security Council of the UN contemned the so called “Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus” and asked the other Countries not to recognise it and not to facilitate it in any way.

 

Since when war crimes and violation of the international law and order calls for tears, for “isolation” and need to support and facilitated a regime build on blood and national cleansing?  Is this the vision of Mr Nick Kochan for a civilized 21st century world?  Congratulations for the return to the law of jungle!

 

Yours Sincerely

 

Haris Kyriakides

Advocate

Tel:  00357 22 377442 and 00357 99 657604

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Dear Editor,

The article titled "Bring northern Cyprus back into the fold" which was posted on the MSNBC.com web site needs to be removed because is based on fiction and its author needs to be reprimanded from altering historical facts. It is really shameful for a news organization such as MSNBC to allow such an article on its official website.

 

Here are the facts:

- in Cyprus there is a breach of international law and the UN Charter by Turkey (who invaded and occupied one-third of the island republic), and that the situation will never be normal unless there is restoration of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms of the people of Cyprus
 - the division is a result of the invasion and continuing occupation and that the case of the T/C as presented in the article is being built upon massive violations of human rights (right of property, right to return, right of settlement, refugee issues). In fact, over 200,000 refugees Greek Cypriot refugees have been denied their livelihood, property, for over 30 years, due to the Turkish invasion.
- therefore, any isolation that exists is due to the Turkish occupation and the insistence of Turkey and the T/C leadership to upgrade the political status of the illegal secessionist entity. 
- "investors" buying property in the occupied areas are taking more than "some risk in title".  Many Cypriot owners of occupied property have filed successful claims in European Union courts.
- the reason the Annan plan was voted against by 76% of Greek Cypriots was that it was not "carefully balanced" and failed to meet even the most basic concerns and legitimate rights of the Greek Cypriot community
- the current difficulties Turkey faces in its relations with the European Union stem from its refusal to meet its obligations, including the restrictions imposed on Cypriot interest vessels and planes.
Thank you.
Andreas Savva
President, "Hellenic Organization of University Graduates of America" houga@usa.com 
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20th November 2007


Messrs MSNBC


Dear Sirs

Bring northern Cyprus back into the fold.  By Nick Kochan.  Financial Times.  updated 10:41 p.m. ET, Tues., Nov. 13, 2007

The above quoted anti-Cyprus article was also posted in your MSNBC. It is obvious that Nick Kochan ignores the rudiments of the parody he attempts to deal with, thus his views are unjustly biased towards the 33 years old Turkey's aggression in Cyprus. He sides with the aggressor against his over three decades long victim. It is noted that he writes about "opportunities in the Middle East"

Do the opportunities he seeks, are: - how to rob countries of their sovereignty? - how to destabilise the region? - how to undermine those countries' order and peace?- how to corrupt the truth? - how to support war-mongers and the weapons lobby in starting wars, bombardments, killing and mass destructions fields? - how to sell homelands and countries over to their enemies?

Legitimately there is no "northern Cyprus" as an entity. There is only one internationally recognised sovereign Cyprus. Those in the Turkish aggressed side are a minority of native Cypriot-Turks ruled by over 50,000 Turkey's aggression force and by over 160,000 Anatolian Turk colonists - a domination of two non Cypriot coloniststo one genuine Cypriot-Turk, and the latter are constantly fleeing the quisling regime to "greener pastures" elsewhere. Why then the oversensitivity for the aggressing Turks? Whose interests do they serve? those of the accomplices? How can the self-barricaded aggressors be brought [BACK] into WHAT fold? They have never been. The population in the aggressed area is predominantly foreign Turks aggressing the place, and in self-barricaded isolation

Cyprus treats Cypriot-Turks as its citizens and provides for them when they cross over from the razorwire dividing line, equally as much as for all "ethnicities of Cyprus" and its Hellenic ascendancy. All that Cypriot-Turks can do is to replace the quisling pseudo-regime (get the aggressor force and the colonists out, and the problemis solved) and instantly integrate in the Cypriot homeland like everyone else does. For yours and Nick Kochan's edification, the following is very useful

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Request:  Kindly forward to the Authorities, and give it wide circulation (immediate release), thank you             As well, this Paper can be used for Colleges and Schools students, in their studies of history, social, and political sciences;  and for discussion groups

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Britons Australia, UK, Dominions & Commonwealth, Nexus

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Convener:  George Savva Eleftheriades, OAM, CETr, JP

In conjunction with
Australian Citizens Committee For Civil Concerns
Justice Nexus For Cyprus

1st October 2007

Messrs British Broadcasting Corporation, Newshour, United Kingdom.                                               newshour@bbc.co.uk 

C.c. Dr Paul Toumazos.  Mr Dinos Toumazos.  Mr Costas Vertzayias.    Mr Michael Christodoulou, President, Cyprian Community, Sydney, NSW.      Mr Michael Michael c/ Mr Stavros Stavrides, EKEME Melbourne Competent Authorities.  All Concerned.  HEC'Gr and Listholders.


CYPRUS INDEPENDENCE DAY.  1st October.  47th Anniversary


Dear Sirs, Madams

"Only ONE Cyprus" Model!  - "No but yes", SENDING MIXED MESSAGES.  

In your evening broadcast recently it was said that Cyprus seeks a "Bi-zonal, Bi-communal, Federated Equality" solution divided for the Turkish community and the Hellenic administration.  Prima facie such "political" backdrop is not the problem, but rather a 33 years long and ongoing Turkey's aggression in EU's Cyprus territory;  which needs to end.  For correctness we advise you of some historical information and, as follows:        

Since ancient times, Cyprus is part of the Hellenic civilisation.  It formed part of it since long before Pericles' golden age, it shared in the Great Alexander's Hellenic empire, continued with the then Hellenistic early Christian world and with the successor Hellenic Byzantine empire, which lasted over a millennium.  Many Western powers and Britain involved Cyprus in their conquests.  Noticeable was that England's King Richard the Lionheart barracked his forces in Cyprus. 

Britain rescued Cyprus when she bought it from the barbaric Ottoman Turkish yoke.  As a colony Cyprus served well its masters of the British Colonial Office,  - for cheap supply of fresh foods, agricultural products, goods commerce, and services;  - in Empire, Mediterranean, Middle East, African, Asian, war and world affairs, petroleum strategies;  - The Cyprus-Hellenic Regiments (wearing the King Richard lions badge) actively contributed to the British Imperial military expeditions in many WW1, WW2, and other fronts (particularly in the Maginot frontline and in the Dunkerque evacuation, later in General Montgomery’s El Alamein Allies’ victorious assault, and all subsequent onslaughts till the final defeat of the nazi Germans, fascist Italians, and of their Axis allies)
FAILED GRATITUDE: In October 1940 Hellas by rejecting Mussolini’s ultimatum to surrender to his “otto millione bayonette, and mare nostrum” superior power, repulsed them deep over the Pindus mountains (Albania), and inflicted on the Axis (Italy, Germany, Roumania, Bulgaria, Albania, Vichy France, Spain, Japan) their first defeat lasting six long months, subsequently kept Hitler’s war machine tied-down in Crete for another six months.  Elated Winston Churchill seeing this Hellenic resolve then, appealed and got the Cypriot-Hellenes to join their fellow-Hellenes in the common war effort.  Aegyptiot-Hellenes also rallied to the common struggle and fought in the centre of El Alamein battle, and the subsequent land, sea, and air assaults.  During this delayed strategic period, Hellas, in the gloomy battle years, gave to the Allies the First Victory, which further allowed Russia, Britain’s North Africa and Syria (Middle East oilfields) battlefronts, USA, and other Allies, their much wanted time to equip and prepare for the eventual victory.  Then under the occupation boot, its resistance guerrillas kept huge Axis forces engaged and pegged-down

In the 1940 bleakest hours for the then collapsing Allies, and then throughout the WW2

HELLENES RESCUED DEMOCRACY FOR THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD

BY CONTRAST:  Ottoman and subsequently New Turkey implemented its "Turkey for Turks only” dogma, which led to wholesale eradication in millions of its non-Turkic populations (indigenous there for some four millenniums);  Christians - Hellenes. Armenians, Assyrians, etc.  In WW1 Turkey sided with Germany against the Allies;  in WW2 Turkey “sat on the fence”.  Within a decade after, the formerly WW2 alliances and pledges were forgotten and replaced by dirty politics.  Cypriots who were “fighters for world freedom" before with the Allies against the Axis, were afterwards confronted by the Colonial Office’s refusal to allow them the Churchill pledge for self-determined independence, and found themselves rebelling for their freedom.  Britain the formerly liberator of nations, then turned denier (reneging Churchill's pledges) of independence to her faithful allies Hellenes (generally) on Cyprus.  Cypriot-Hellenes who fought for world democracy, had to then fight for their independence, and even now are still fighting against the international intrigue.  From acclaimed “freedom fighters” they were misnamed “terrorists” by Britain and its hench-countries Turkey and USA.  The junta in Hellas was engineered by the USA masters and patrons of dictatorships, and likewise the subsequent one in Cyprus with the EOKA 2 were USA instigated for preparing Kissinger's strategies to send Turkey's aggression in Cyprus.  In 1955 British diplomats advised Turkey to stage a bombing in the backyard of Kemal Attaturk’s birthplace in Thessaloniki, followed by widest and wildest photographic propaganda, and aiming at organising the wildest government co-ordinated pogrom of enraged Turks on many thousands innocent unarmed citizens in Constantinople (Istambul) and Smyrna (Ismir) of indigenous Hellenic descent.  The millions of (some four millenniums old) indigenous Hellenic ethnicity, are now reduced to about 3,000 living as pariahs in their own country Asia Minor, mainly in Constantinople.  In the ‘seventies USA’s Henry Kissinger and Cisco sent and strategically supported Turks to aggress on Cyprus, and to contravene the Geneva Convention by transporting 120,000 Anatolian Turks colonists to the aggressed areas;  and thus perpetrated the currently over three decades old problems

Α serious mistake is that Hellenes are entrapping themselves by saying "two communities".  The sooner they stop giving undue emphasis to the dominance of the other community, the better it shall be for all the peoples of Cyprus.  It disconcerts us hearing Cyprus politicians expecting a solution only between the “two communities”.  No, they wrongly marginalise and ignore the other communities which are just as substantial “ethnicities of Cyprus”, and excluding their participation in the national solution.  The solution must generally encompass all quarters of Cyprus.  No, absolutely not;  no “bizonality, bicommunality, and equal federalism” imposed along race lines, are wanted.  Why should Hellenes present "the cut head" of Cyprus to Turks served "on a plate"?  Because of these, as well as of the special provisions for Turkish hegemony and interventions, Cypriots strongly rejected the infamous “Anan apartheid plan”.  According to a judge of the European Court of Human Rights, it was wrong that the Anan plan referendum had split results;  whereby the Turkey aggressed part (including even some 150,000 Turk colonists and some 50,000 Turkey's aggressing troops) was allowed to establish their "yes" propaganda card regarding "isolation".  If Turkey is said to be a "unitarian country" (i.e. steamrollered monoculture) why should Cyprus be different with dividing racist apartheid limitations?

Perhaps those politicians do not yet realise that:  - circumstances since 33 years ago are now changed,  - Cyprus' sovereign status now is internationally much more substantialised,  - Turks are still defying their obligations toward the rule of law (i.e. UNO and international resolutions on Cyprus, and the Geneva Conventions);  thus by now Cypriots too are not bound by any old formulas (evidently unconfirmed as revealed in the Hellenic text further-along)

    No, absolutely not!  BBC may be excused for misinforming their listeners about what Cypriots want, only because of their leaders' indecision and the lack of definite intensions.  For over three decades, the aforesaid formulas are nowhere near unifying the country;  on the contrary it leads resiliently to no solution.  Not just for the Turks and the Hellenes alone, but now that obsolete plan needs another expanded formula which shall encompass all "ethnicities of Cyprus" (inclusively in one national MAINSTREAM, while satisfying the rights of all these ethnicities, viz the:  Hellenic ascendancy, Armenians, Assyrians, Cypriot-Turks, Francolebantine Maronites and Melcites, Syro-Lebanese Orthodox, the insubstantial and the emergent, all the "ethnicities of Cyprus".  Thus, Cypriot-Turks will no longer claim exclusivity in being the only other ethnicity besides the Cypriot-Hellenes and pitching against the "Hellenic administration", but rather they shall fall in line within the all-inclusive Cypriot Mainstream Nation

   And, it is now reported that in recent archival revelations the USA administration admitted that they inserted (included) in the Anan plan clauses by which they were surrendering Cyprus as sweetener to Turkey for allowing them a military front from the Turkish border against Iraq 

       The formerly British manoeuvred Anan Plan was, frankly, an embarrassment to British foreign policy.  Rather than supporting undemocratic norms, Britain should have promoted with consistency and vigour the democratic policy espoused for Cyprus by the then USA’s Vice President George H.W. Bush on July 6, 1988:  "We seek for Cyprus a constitutional democracy based on majority rule, the rule of law, and the protection of minority rights."  Majority rule with protection of minority rights is a unifying force;  minority vetoes are inherently a divisive force

INSURMOUNTABLE HINDRANCES:   The cog stops the wheel from turning

       It has now become apparent that Turkey and its accomplices had included clauses in the requirements, which ensure there shall never be a solution for Cyprus;  or if it does, it shall be at cost of surrendering to Turkey’s terms, i.e. Cyprus’ legislature must submit to their undemocratic rules

       E.g.  By democracy in a committee of ten, if four vote for and six against, the majority six win.  With Turks this democratic voting does not apply.  If in the committee the six are Hellenes and the four are Turks, they require “effectual voting power” provisions, meaning that, because they are in minority, for equalising the minority with the majority they demand a double vote for each one in their side.  Also, Turkish claims for “political equality” demand their rule and participation in every ministry and authority of the government and in all public institutions and services.  It can well be imagined how possible it is to “square the circle”.  Preposterous as it is, it also is unacceptable.  This gives Turks the excuse to continue their aggression.  Such hindrances must be overcome and eliminated on democratic terms, and by the EU acquis communeautaire

    Actually there is no need for awry - curly and twisted “bicommunal and bizonal” contraptions and for thorny voting provisions, all of which are unviable and undemocratically destructive, dividing Cyprus into apartheid zones (to the point of forbidding freedom of movement to Hellenes, and imposing genocidal 6% limits on Hellenes' birth-rates in the Turkish zone), at a time when our world leaders urge “democracy for Iraq”.  Cyprus in conjunction with the EU can well safeguard the rights and security of minorities while not forsaking the rights of its mainstream, of its ascendancy, and of all other “ethnicities of Cyprus”

  Knowing that its accession to the EU is unlikely for some thirty years yet (if at all), Turkey does not bother to solve its aggression problem in Cyprus.  The required “bizonal, bicommunal, equal federation” solution is undemocratic, apartheid, unattainable, and likely to drag for decades more.  To force Turkey to change its stance, Cyprus (supported by Hellas) must halt the opening of each EU negotiating chapter, until it is forced to change its aggression stance.  Turkey must be challenged more and more in the European Court of Human Rights, as well the latter’s recognitions of the quisling Compensation Court must also be challenged by Cyprus.   Meanwhile, Cyprus must change course and implement, starting now, throughout its free territories, the herein proposed alternative model, because all other efforts shall fail against the aggressor’s recalcitrant intransigence, and finally this shall be the only naturally democratic formula to prevail.  Surely in the face of what Turkey does in the aggressed areas, Cyprus is well justified to implement new formulas in her free territories;  thus the implemented model shall exist for when the time comes to further it over the rest of the country

  In Afghanistan, a multi-ethnic country, the U.S. ambassador, Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, had successfully promoted a constitution providing for majority rule, the rule of law and protection for minority rights. Why has the UK not proposed a similar constitution for Cyprus?  The Anan “Plan” is a direct contradiction to the Bush administration’s Middle East Initiative for Democracy

  In his address on its EU accession, 1st April 2004, the President of Cyprus stated “But while all demands by Turkey were adopted in the final Plan on the last day, basic concerns of the Greek Cypriot side have been disregarded.  Everyone involved in the talks were anxious to bring Turkey on board to ensure a “yes” vote by the Turkish-Cypriot community, and ignored the fact that the far bigger Greek-Cypriot community had also to be convinced to vote “yes” on the Plan.

  Thus, this process has failed in addressing the legitimate concerns, needs and interests of both sides.  This Nexus concurs absolutely with this statement;  and in accordance with UNO and all international resolutions, also supports that Cyprus is victim of intransigent over three decades aggression.  Also that Turkey and Cypriot-Turks got themselves into a mess, that they should make legitimate amends if they are to be “Europised”, and not to seriously compromise the legitimate rights of the victim country

  Cyprus is even prepared to grant for Cypriot Turks special privileges over and above its other minorities.  In such regard, another model is proposed.  Cypriots of all communities/ethnicities/backgrounds (Hellenes, Armenians, Assyrians, Syro-Lebanese Orthodox, Francolebantine Maronites and Melchites, various Europeans and British, Turks, and others) all need a straightforward unifying (unitarian) democracy

  Since for more than three decades the “bizonal, bicommunal, and equal federalism” formula leads to no solution, and Turkey’s aggression is still perpetuated there, no option exists but to seek the unitarian solution of Europe.  Changing course is urgently needed, based on the celebrated democratic standards, viz. “in democracy the majority rules, provided the democratic concerns of the individual and of minority groups are respected and upheld”.  Fact is that no country is democratic if it ignores the latter provision;  despite GW Bush’s call for “Democratising the world” (by arms, wars, and bombardments ???).  For Cyprus, what Turkey and its Western accomplices demand are awry “apartheid”, definitely not democracy.  Raouf Denktash said “the final word shall be of Turkey;  Cyprus belongs to Turkey”, ignoring that the country belongs to its legitimately sovereign populations.  The true solution course is outlined below:

  Cyprus has four socio-ethnographical components (tiers), whose privileges and guarantees may correspondingly be assured, viz:

A  - MAINSTREAM tier:  - its all-inclusive citizenry (Cypriots of all etnicities:  indigenous-native, naturalised, residents, and emergent groups)

B  - ASCENDANCY tier:  - its indigenous and historically long-standing Hellenic ethnicity of Cyprus, which along with all other compatriots, is freely exercising its national culture and spiritual values (civilisation), sharing and contributing within the national mainstream, and sharing in, and contributing to, all human, civil rights, and freedoms, all throughout the island homeland

REMARKS A: - Hellenes, Turks, Armenians, Assyrians, Syro-Lebanese Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Francolebantine Maronites and Melchites, Hebrews, various Europeans and British, various Middle Easterns, Africans, Arabs, and Asians, are each and all citizens and ethnicities of Cyprus.  Each SUBSTANTIAL GROUP is entitled to be constitutionally recognised as “ethnicity of Cyprus”, e.g. “Cypriot Hellenes”, “Armenian ethnicity of Cyprus”, etc.  Mr Abdullah Gul, the newly elected President of Turkey, is wrong contending (during his latest illegal visit to the aggressed side of Cyprus) that “there are two peoples, two religions, two nations in Cyprus”.  As noted herein, Cypriots comprise more than two peoples, all of which do matter more than Turkey’s 160,000 illegal colonists (who contravene the Geneva Convention), her 50,000 aggression troops (who contravene the UN resolutions, and aggress on EU territory), the occupation quisling regime, and the native Cypriot-Turks, now overwhelmed (two illegal colonists to one native), badly reduced to minority by the aggressors, and constantly fleeing from the quisling regime.  WHAT THEN, Cypriot-Turk community are politicians talking about, considering that by the latters' constant departures to “greener pastures” elsewhere, their kind (native Cypriot-Turk) is fast deminishing to the crisis point insubstantial status

REMARKS B: Internationally grave is the concern that the properties of refugees in the aggressed part of Cyprus are misappropriated illegally by Turks, British, and foreign real estate traders and buyers, developers, and fortune-hunters; moreso the European Court of Human Rights are currently approving other devices for covering such illegalities and getting the offending aggressor Turkey and accomplices “off the hook" 

C  - SUBSTANTIAL ETHNICITIES tier:  - E.g. “Maronite ethnicity of Cyprus”.  Not only the Cypriot-Turks, but certain other of the above-listed ethnicities as well, are substantial and deserve direct own ethnic representation in the legislatures of the country;  up-to three dedicated seats.  To enable this, each such ethnicity to organise its own ethnicity CAUCUS independent of political factions, so as to accept, list, nominate, and field, their own candidates for general election to their dedicated parliamentary seats.  Also to vet, propose alterations, and pass, draft legislations, and make representations to the administration, on matters, which may directly concern their ethnicity, subject to democratic procedures (read further-along)

D  - MISCELLANY tier, of insubstantial ethnicities:  - E.g. “Philippino, Danish, Italian, Aethiopic, etc. ethnicities of Cyprus”.  Jointly they deserve a multicultural representation in the legislatures.  Alike the aforesaid “C” their MIXED CAUCUS independent of political factions, to likewise accept, list, nominate, and field, candidates from within their miscellany, for general election to their allocated parliamentary seats, and to exercise duties as per the other ethnicity representatives

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TURKS IN CYPRUS, though not the only other ethnicity/community there, and under the force of Turkey’s aggression, they are a particular concern but do not deserve exclusively more than what all other Cypriots are due.  It is noted again, Cypriots comprise more than two peoples, all of which do matter more than Turkey’s 160,000 illegal colonists (who contravene the Geneva Convention), her 50,000 aggression troops (who contravene the UN resolutions, and aggress in a EU sovereign country), the occupation quisling regime, and the native Cypriot-Turks, now overwhelmed (two illegal colonists to one native), badly reduced to minority by the aggressors, and constantly fleeing from the quisling regime

WHAT THEN, Cypriot-Turk community, are politicians talking about, considering that by the latters' constant departures to “greener pastures” elsewhere, their kind (native Cypriot-Turk) is fast deminishing to a crisis point insubstantial status.  Yet, in exchange, Cyprus can accord them some special vice-presidential leadership and own affairs portfolio, own Caucus and cantonments (cantons simply) instead of “zonality”, thus a substantial Cypriot ethnicity status, all within the integrated national system;  as follows:

BASICALLY:  In towns, villages, even suburbs, where Cypriot-Turks hold a majority, they constitute municipalities and shires.  They have mayors, shire masters, and civic councils;  These are their civic government and their local community authority.  Where there is a cluster of such municipalities that area to be appropriately organised as a Turkish Cantonment.  Such cantons along with their Turkish ethnic caucus, and municipalities situated throughout the island expanse, may coalesce into their overall Cypriot-Turkish Council, or their "Council".  Their Council to exercise powers for vetting legislation, when determined by vote 55% in the national parliament that it concerns the said Council.  As well, along with all other electorates theirs shall be represented in the mainstream parliament.  In the parliament any Cypriot Turk or other parliamentarian and seconder, may move that any particular draft legislation constitutes a concern of the said Council, whereupon parliament may decide (by 55% vote) to refer the draft to the said Cypriot-Turkish Council.  Thus the said Council may vet the referred legislation draft and by vote of 65% may endorse it, or reject it, or recommend amendments (changes) to it, and subsequently return it to parliament for further deliberations, passing or abandoning, whichever the case, by final Parliamentary 65% decision;  Lesser percentage shall be considered a lack of interest

ELECTORAL:  Candidatures may either be made personally, independent of parties or ethnic caucus, or fielded by a party or an ethnic caucus.  All candidates (including those fielded by any selection Caucus, for any office, parliament or dedicated seat) shall finally need to be elected by all the elector public, in order to ensure that they come to best of political terms with all Cypriots, and for assuring first loyalty to the nation

SECURITY GUARANTORS:  Since Cyprus acceded to the EU, guarantors (Britain, Hellas, Turkey) are defunct.  Membership in the EU replaced them.  Hegemony by Turkey, and big brother protection is incompatible within the "acquis communautaire";  in it, Cyprus stands on its own sovereignty and performs according to EU's requirements.  Guarantors and hegemones, other than aggressing, they protect no one in Cyprus 

PRESIDENCY & GOVERNMENT:

- THE PRESIDENT shall be the Head of the State for all the nation of Cyprus.  His candidature shall be fielded by the ascendancy caucus, and then elected to that office by the entire electoral body.  He shall exercise executive government powers, shall form and preside the national government

- THE FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT shall deputise the President in the exercise of his duties, as these are necessitated.  His candidature shall be fielded by any mainstream political party and then elected to that office by the entire electoral body

- THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT (exclusively a CYPRIOT-TURK) shall be fielded especially by the Cypriot-Turkish Caucus and then elected for that office by the entire electoral body.  He/she shall deputise the President for Cyprus’ Turkish Affairs and Cantons.  He shall be assigned by the President executive powers for Cyprus’ Turkish sector   

COMPOSITION and PROCESSES:

All the elector public shall elect one President and two vice-presidents.  The State’s affairs may comprise two sectors, the mainstream generality, and the Cypriot-Turkish cantons

TWO VICE-PRESIDENTS:  Following the results from the general elections, the President shall instal the first and the second vice-presidents to correspondingly deputise him over the administration of their designated sectors.  The first vice-president to be elected for the mainstream generality;  the second vice-president be dedicated for the Cypriot-Turks.  To implement the particular provisions for the latter, an exclusive CAUCUS of Cypriot Turks may field candidates for the dedicated second vice-president’s position

  THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT (exclusively a CYPRIOT-TURK):  As well as deputising the President, the second vice-president shall be designated (appointed) by the President to his/her vice-presidential duties for the Cypriot-Turkish sector, shall also be designated by the President the ministerial portfolios for the Cypriot-Turkish sector, viz. the:  â€“ autonomous Cypriot-Turkish education, religion, and culture;  - Cypriot-Turkish cantons;  - ordinances for local (municipal, shires, and cantonments) governments;  - the CAUCUS of Cypriot Turks;  - the Council of Cypriot-Turkish Cantons;  - commerce and finance of their cantons;  - synchronisation with Cypriot-Turkish enterprises and culture which function outside their cantons

The IMPLEMENTATION is an INTERIOR matter, not subjects to external affairs and negotiating procedures. 

1.  International agreements?  USA, Turkey, and others, are no good examples for these.  Concerning the evacuation of the latter’s military bases from the Suez Canal zone, Egypt had agreed with Britain that the latter’s supply bases remain and maintained by non-military experts;  but then in further turmoil, changed circumstances allowed Egypt to ignore the agreement and to seize them.  Why then, after three long decades, since which Turks are constantly defying the “International Rules of Law”, and circumstances having radically lapsed, are Cypriot and Hellene politicians still talking about those “now OBSOLETE agreements”, and about only “the two communities”(?)

2.  It is emphasised that what particularly concerns Turkey is when Hellenes are in league with other ethnicities and nations, as it accosts the latter only when they are singled out and alone.  Hellenes’ presence in the UNO does not worry Turkey, because in there USA exercises veto power, and Turkey can blackmail her big brother the USA.  It is different and quite troublesome for Turkey in tackling Hellenes in league with the numerous other EU nations.  For her tactical purposes, Turkey tried hard and failed to keep Cyprus singled and apart from the EU.  In Constantinople, Turkey tries to force the Patriarch to forsake his Ecumenical (global) commitments, in order to tackle Him as a lone Hellenic, apart from being an international concern.  Therefore, Cyprus must replace its “two communities (Turks against only the Hellenes)” mind-set, and substitute it with the MAINSTREAM of all its “ethnicities of Cyprus”, with which to challenge Turkey’s excesses.  The effects in the latter regard shall be “not Turks aspiring to tackle the Hellenic administration alone, but be encountered by the whole nation of 'Cyprus’ ethnicities' ”;  i.e. Turks deserve no more than what all other Cypriot ethnicities deserve

3.  It is imperative that, even from now, the aforesaid model be introduced by the Government of Cyprus throughout its jurisdiction in the free parts of the island;  and thus prepare the new social system, to eventually extend it also over the presently aggressed side.  This, compared to the Turkish arbitrary enactments in the aggressed part, and being an interim social development in interior affairs, it needs no time-wasting negotiations.  All that the Cyprus Government needs for such reformation, is a plenipotentiary ministry for poly-ethnic (or multi-cultural) reformation, an Ethnic Communities Council (n.b. – from the Australian experience), in which, organisations from all the “ethnicities of Cyprus” shall be represented, and for appropriate discussions on social restructure, with all parts of the nation;  not only the Turks

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      This shall get Cypriot-Turks, out of their self-barricaded isolation, their rightful place as citizens, and may even assist Turkey’s bid for accession in the European Union.  There is a legitimate dispute about the some 160 thousands illegal Turk colonists in Cyprus, and Turkey’s some 50,000 aggression troops in the part of the EU in Cyprus, the reinstatement of the displaced people and their properties, etc.  Turkey may never join the EU without mending these outstanding wrongs.  Under the Aquis Communeautaire all citizens shall enjoy the liberty of movement in the EU.  As a travesty, these civil liberties of the Aquis Communautaire, the Anan Plan attempted to stifle by its obnoxious apartheid concoctions.  The rule of law aught to be upheld

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TONGUE IN CHEEK "No but yes", SENDING MIXED MESSAGES TO OUR ADVERSARIES, AND CONFUSING OUR STRUGGLE  

            They do not tell us any things straight

               Again, politicians do not yet realise that:  - circumstances since 33 years ago are now changed,  - Cyprus' sovereign status now is internationally much more substantialised,  - Turks have ignored their obligations toward the rule of law (i.e. UNO, EU, Commonwealth (British), and international forums resolutions on Cyprus, and the Geneva Conventions);  thus by now Cypriots too are not bound by any old formulas (evidently unconfirmed)

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      These nexuses offer to propose in due course the further details for this model of Cypriot-Turkish Cantons

      Your acknowledgement of receipt and relevant advice shall be appreciated

 G.Eleftheriades

Eleftheriades, George Savva, OAM, CETr, JP

Convener

War Reiief Volunteer, Suez (live witness).  Living Historian Records at:     A - Saint Spyridon College Library (High School, Maroubra)                    B - Australian Honours Secretariat. Government House, Canberra Community Activist, Multicultural Adviser. Political Analyst Lobbyist-Adviser Listed in Federal Government Select Register for Advisory Services. 1956/88:  Catechist, Fellowship Master, Special Religion Instructor in Public Schools 1974/91;   Government Approved Provider of Community & Ethnic Education, Arts, Major Events Educationist-Academician.  Collegiarch, Athenaeum Communiversity of Colleges (Sydney 1974/91) Nominated For A Non-Political Peerage In House Of Lords, London 2003 Member of:  - OAM  (Invested Order of Australia;  Sydney 8.6.1998)   - CETr:  Byzantine Imperial League of Saint Eugene of Trapezous (invested           Protospathaire (Knight Commander);  from Madrid 15.4.2007)                                       - Judiciary (admitted Justice of the Peace, Sydney 15.2.1967)                    - Other community organisations, and  - GAPA (Greek Australian Professionals Association)  

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