No Planning ask for more and get nothing says GC ex Minister

wanderer


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Message Posted:
11/04/2011 12:23

Interesting article this is from the middle bit but well worth a read

Of course nothing “better” was in the wings. On the contrary, after rejecting a number of other initiatives over the years, we have ended up today with an impasse. The issues of territory, properties, constitutional arrangements, security are all deadlocked. As far as the Turkish settlers are concerned a Turkish Cypriot leader put it to me recently as follows: “We have 200,000 Turkish Cypriots,” he said, “including 120,000 Turks (settlers) who have been Ťnaturalised.” These will stay here under any circumstances. “We also have an additional number of approximately 250,000 Turks who live and work here. A number of the 250,000 Turks will also stay in Cyprus.”

Just compare the above with the situation in 1983, when we had 15,000 Turkish settlers, ready to depart upon the payment of a compensation of $5,000 per capita (which the Americans were prepared to pay), an arrangeme

wanderer


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Message Posted:
11/04/2011 12:25

an arrangement which was eventually rejected by us. Just like that - without any planning, as usual.

These days I follow the developments in connection with the off share oil and gas. We may have a substantial wealth down there. My view is that we are handling this issue in the same naďve manner as we did in the political field, from 1960 until today. We are under the false impression that once we have sovereignty we can act in any manner we consider appropriate, overlooking the Turkish Cypriots and failing again to follow the example and advice of Greece (which also has sovereignty), and which acts very cautiously in regard to her own oil and gas reserves. Unlike our stance which appears to be without any planning, as usual.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus-problem/lack-planning-scuppered-our-dreams/20110410

Marion


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Message Posted:
11/04/2011 12:25

Where is the article, please. I would love to read all of it. I nteresting statistics!!!

Groucho



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Message Posted:
11/04/2011 13:02

"I remember how heroic the struggle and sacrifice of the children of Cyprus were."



Is it just me?

wanderer


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Message Posted:
11/04/2011 13:36

marion the link is in post 2 but here it sis again )

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus-problem/lack-planning-scuppered-our-dreams/20110410

negativenick


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Message Posted:
11/04/2011 14:18

mess 4 - yes its just you groucho......................



as usual......