no reason not to have direct flights

dodger



Joined: 29/07/2007
Posts: 1895

Message Posted:
02/02/2008 13:43

Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on his visit to Northern Cyprus "i can see no reason why we cannot have direct flights from Germany to Ercan airport".I dont suppose this guy carries any clout anymore but it will certainly get the tongues wagging over on the greek side.Get ready for him to be asked to withdraw the statement.

McSteviet



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
02/02/2008 14:23

Bring it on... Sooner the better

TonyH


Joined: 22/11/2007
Posts: 107

Message Posted:
02/02/2008 14:40

Shroeder..................ex formula 1 driver?

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
02/02/2008 16:11

hi guys

im all for this but the former german chancellor gerhard schroeder does not hold any clout no more and the german government released a press statement saying they did not have any connection with him visting and he went on his own behalf because as usual the greek cypriot government complained to germany, it just shows the gc complains at anything even if a normal citizen visits north cyprus how stupid is that!!! this is the press clip on there complaint



President Tassos Papadopoulos yesterday described Schroeder’s visit as “a very sad development”.

“Mr Schroeder is a private citizen now, and I am sad that as a private citizen he continues to have the same feelings towards Turkey in general and the Turkish Cypriots that he had before,” said Papadopoulos.

Presidential candidate Demetris Christofias also expressed his sadness over the high-profile visit, warning it was something which ought to worry the whole political spectrum, not just the government.

“It is a worrying message which should lead us to be more alert,” said the AKEL leader.

He also referred to the invite extended by the British House of Lords to the Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ as a worrying trend.

Christofias argued there was no preventive policy to deal with such developments that open the north to key figures in the international scene.

“There has been talk [of Schroeder’s visit] for over a month now. I wonder what measures we have taken to avoid this development,” he pondered.

DISY presidential candidate Ioannis Kasoulides went back in time to when Schroeder and former president Glafcos Clerides met and Schroeder expressed his admiration for the Cypriot president for trying to solve the Cyprus problem.

“Looking at today’s developments, I honesty feel great sadness and really wonder how did we get to this point,” he said.

DISY spokesman Tasos Mitsopoulos highlighted that Schroeder may not hold political office any more but he remains a former chancellor of the most powerful member state in the EU, popular and influential among his people.

Instead of being triumphant over our ‘successes’ we need to form an action plan to deal with the “systematic efforts of the Turkish Cypriots to form a powerful political lobby in Europe”, said Mitsopoulos.

Socialist EDEK leader Yiannakis Omirou described Schroeder’s visit through the illegal airport as “unacceptable”.



taken from the cyprus mail

regards

ukturk

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
02/02/2008 16:15

and this is gerhard schroeder response trying to be diplomatic to these comments made by the greek government

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=37348&cat_id=1

Turtle


Joined: 28/05/2007
Posts: 2669

Message Posted:
02/02/2008 17:54

Schroeder is right.....there is no reason why there is no direct flights to Ercan.

there is no direct flights because the ROC won't recognise Ercan as "International" and the only way that will happen is if the EU grow some b**ls and tell them to?

dodger



Joined: 29/07/2007
Posts: 1895

Message Posted:
03/02/2008 13:26

Totally agree turtle,if onlt it were that simple though.The divides run so deep between the north and the south.I do honestly believe that 22008 has to be the year though.Fingers crossed.

paul90


Joined: 07/11/2007
Posts: 350

Message Posted:
03/02/2008 13:32

Can't wait 20 thousand years!!

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
03/02/2008 13:47

i know what you mean paul!!!!

we going to have a bit more than our fingers crossed to see that day!!!! lol

and in all honesty will we actually need airports then, i should think teleporting will be the fashion then, if the world even exists then!!!!

LOL LOL

ukturk

dodger



Joined: 29/07/2007
Posts: 1895

Message Posted:
03/02/2008 15:15

Fingers and toes then mate lol

dodger



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Posts: 1895

Message Posted:
03/02/2008 15:19

looks like there will be a big push to get everyyone together after the coming elections in the south.All the leaders seem to think that 2008 will be the shit or bust year regarding the cyprus problem.uk turk and panhandle may get an invite,sparks will fly then.