{"id":19855,"date":"2025-04-16T09:30:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T06:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/?p=19855"},"modified":"2025-04-16T09:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T06:50:48","slug":"is-harris-a-far-right-extremist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/is-harris-a-far-right-extremist\/","title":{"rendered":"IS HARRIS A FAR-RIGHT EXTREMIST?"},"content":{"rendered":"
OffsiteNews published an interview today (13\/4)<\/b> with Harris Georgiades titled “H. Georgiades: The ‘good climate’ is a tool in Turkey’s hands”. After reading Harris Georgiades’s statement, I must admit I was surprised.<\/span><\/p>\n Let’s examine Harris Georgiades’s position<\/b> on the Cyprus issue:<\/span><\/p>\n “<\/span>My assessment is that Turkey is not interested in compromises and peaceful resolution of its differences with Greece and Cyprus, but rather in establishing dominance across the entire region. Today’s Turkey feels very powerful, operates as an autonomous actor, and does not hesitate to project its military strength. It does not accept the ‘limitations’ imposed by International Law, nor is it bound by the Treaty of Lausanne which finalised the Greek-Turkish borders. To be precise, these are not my own observations but Turkey’s publicly stated positions, which we should neither ignore nor dismiss as rhetoric for domestic consumption. Consequently, the first priority for Greece and Cyprus is to contain these pressures. This demands the political, diplomatic, economic, and military strengthening of Hellenism. We want alliances and support. We want a strong economy to maintain a strong defence. We want a credible and substantial role in the European Union. Through that, we can implement an effective policy to counter Turkish aggression. Containment means avoiding escalation that could lead to war, without further undermining our sovereignty, rights, and interests. Only if Turkey feels that Greece and Cyprus stand firmly on their feet will it potentially change its stance and negotiate sincerely. Otherwise, any ‘good climate’ will be temporary. It will be a tool allowing Turkey to secure certain benefits from Europe \u2013 such as an upgraded Customs Union and participation in the European Security Architecture \u2013 only to immediately return to its same aggressive and revisionist policy<\/span><\/i>“<\/span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Just 261 words but with tremendous substance.<\/b> The summary is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n First,<\/b> Turkey is not interested in compromises and peaceful resolution of its differences with Greece and Cyprus.<\/span><\/p>\n Second,<\/b> Turkey uses any ‘Good Climate’ in Greek-Turkish relations (and the Cyprus issue) as a tool to advance its own agenda and secure its own interests, particularly in Euro-Turkish matters.<\/span><\/p>\n Third,<\/b> Greece and Cyprus must proceed with political, diplomatic, economic, and military strengthening through alliances and defence.<\/span><\/p>\n From these three points,<\/b> certain political and partisan conclusions emerge:<\/span><\/p>\n One.<\/b> How long has it been since we’ve heard such a political approach in Cyprus? Currently, we are witnessing attempts to create a ‘Good Climate’ regarding the Cyprus issue, even labelling discussions about Joint Youth Committees, Cemetery Committees, and various other matters that have nothing to do with the substance of the Cyprus problem as ‘Progress’. The Turkish Cypriot side doesn’t even agree on Checkpoints, which don’t address the core of the Cyprus issue. Yet who dares to say it?<\/span><\/p>\n Two.<\/b> Harris Georgiades repositions ‘<\/span>Political Realism<\/b>‘ on its proper foundations. In recent years, attempts have been made to present ‘political realism’ as anything that ‘doesn’t spoil the good climate’, with those holding different views labelled as ‘extremist’ or ‘far-right’. Instead, H. Georgiades acknowledges the obvious \u2013 that the ‘good climate’ itself essentially serves as a tool in Ankara’s hands. Only with a correct realistic political assessment can one act and respond politically appropriately.<\/span><\/p>\n Three.<\/b> Harris Georgiades’s position also has partisan implications. A question provoked by the above approach is: ‘Is Harris Georgiades from ELAM? Or is he still with DISY?’ This question alone demonstrates Pindarou’s [<\/span>Editor\u2019s note<\/b>: <\/span>Pindarou refers to DISY\u2019s headquarters<\/span><\/i>] deviation from DISY’s traditional positions and those of the Right-Wing faction it once fully represented, revealing a chaotic divergence in approach.<\/span><\/p>\n In conclusion,<\/b> such voices are needed in the country’s political scene… as we are moving towards the dominance of ‘image’, ‘communication’, and ‘appearances’…<\/span><\/p>\n This article was originally published on 13.04.2025<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Source:\u00a0IS HARRIS A FAR-RIGHT EXTREMIST?<\/a><\/p>\n