{"id":6542,"date":"2022-12-28T13:37:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T10:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/?p=6542"},"modified":"2023-01-13T11:20:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T08:20:34","slug":"those-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/those-others\/","title":{"rendered":"THOSE OTHERS\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>If there was one thing that we never gave the necessary attention to as regards the Cyprus problem, it was the search for factors that could generate prospects. In the long-standing policy of the official Greek Cypriot leadership, all kinds of formulas were used. In sum:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 UN resolutions and appeals to the General Assembly of the international organisation<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Laying down in order of prevalence the main aspects of the Cyprus problem [<em>Translator\u2019s note: as a form of setting preconditions<\/em>] and refusing to engage in dialogue<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Appeals to international courts<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Talks, summit agreements<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Active volcano, S-300, unified defence doctrine<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The small and big vetoes in the EU<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Sanctions policy against Turkey<\/p>\n<p>The list is endless. Some of these policies led to more decisive talks. The issue is that we never realised when the critical moment came, we would have to make a decision: take the step or freeze the process. As long as Denktash was in the spotlight, we had no concerns. We knew that he would take the initiative of bringing about a deadlock. Then things got complicated, so we found ourselves exposed several times. Now that Erdo\u011fan has returned to a Denktashian philosophy, our politicians feel just as safe as when they were confronted with the partitionist Denktash.<\/p>\n<p>In this long search for methods to resolve the Cyprus problem, we have completely ignored what is perhaps the most important factor that could change the very nature of our national issue. The Turkish Cypriots! We ignored them when in 2002-2003 they filled the squares of occupied Nicosia, demanding a solution and accession to the EU. We ignored them when they demanded the removal of Denktash and the opening of the checkpoints. We ignored them when they elected Talat and, later, against all the odds, Mustafa Akinci. Essentially, we\u2019ve ignored them. And we never understood that they could be the great challenge to all of Turkey\u2019s justifications for the Turkish invasion and occupation. For us, they were always\u2026 those others. And we never realised that even if we were handed the best solution to the Cyprus problem, \u2018those others\u2019 would be a part of it. Part of the common homeland. And an equal one at that.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday [<em>Translator\u2019s note: when Turkish Cypriots held local elections<\/em>], we witnessed the last twitch of a society that is being murdered every day, but still retains a sliver of life. It can be resurrected. But it can also be extinguished for good. I do not know which of the two our politicians really want. What I do know is that anyone who truly cares about this place must seek all possible ways to cooperate honestly with \u2018those others\u2019. Who, after all,\u00a0are none other than \u2018ourselves\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/alphanews.live\/blog\/aytoi-oi-alloi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THOSE OTHERS\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6542?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there was one thing that we never gave the necessary attention to as regards the Cyprus problem, it was the search for factors that could generate prospects. In the long-standing policy of the official Greek Cypriot leadership, all kinds of formulas were used. In sum: \u2013 UN resolutions and appeals to the General Assembly of the international organisation \u2013 Laying down in order of prevalence the main aspects of the Cyprus problem [Translator\u2019s note: as a form of setting preconditions] and refusing to engage in dialogue \u2013 Appeals to international courts \u2013 Talks, summit agreements \u2013 Active volcano, S-300, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,52,654,655],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprusproblem","category-alphanewslive","category-english","category-greek"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>THOSE OTHERS\u2026 | PENNA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/those-others\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"THOSE OTHERS\u2026 | GIORGOS KASKANIS |\u00a0ALPHA NEWS LIVE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If there was one thing that we never gave the necessary attention to as regards the Cyprus problem, it was the search for factors that could generate prospects. 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