{"id":13841,"date":"2024-04-24T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T09:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/?p=13841"},"modified":"2024-05-23T14:02:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:02:06","slug":"on-this-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/on-this-day\/","title":{"rendered":"ON THIS DAY…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Y<\/strong>ou can never be certain about something you haven’t tried. But you’ll know very well the results of what you have tried. It’s been 20 years already since the 2004 Referendum. Enough time for a sober assessment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Indeed, after the referendum, the Republic of Cyprus was not abolished and the pseudo-state was not recognised, as some people predicted. Yes, Cyprus’ place in the EU was not challenged, nor was our country marginalised internationally. The Republic of Cyprus remains as it was, that is, half, and in a sense it is strengthening its position on the international scene, especially since it has now clearly joined the Western camp.<\/span><\/p>\n

And what about the Cyprus problem? The Cyprus problem that we knew until 2004, <\/span>in essence, <\/span>does not exist. From the very next day things started to change dramatically, so that key aspects of the problem were substantially affected. And I explain:<\/span><\/p>\n