Bla bla bla! The mighty mouse of Med.spoke and threatened the Brits. It
hurts to see that you are not the sole owner of cyprus, doesn't it?
"Agamemnon" <agamemnon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> CYPRUS - BRITISH-TURKISH ACCORD
>
> The government of Cyprus has described as a negative development a
> strategic partner****p agreement between the UK and Turkey and said it
> will act to protect its national interests.
>
> Speaking after a Cabinet meeting today, Government Spokesman Vasilis
> Palmas said that the Foreign Minister has made strong representations
> to the British High Commissioner in Nicosia about the agreement, signed
> by the prime ministers of Britain and Turkey.
>
> The do***ent of the partner****p entertains a clearly partitionist
> logic, since the main subject of its provisions relating to Cyprus is
> the systematic promotion of separate relations of the Turkish Cypriot
> secessionist entity in the occupied areas with the rest of the world,
> Palmas pointed out.
>
> Great Britain, said Palmas, is an EU partner, where the principle of
> sincere cooperation and solidarity should be respected. He noted that
> the London had failed to inform Nicosia of its intention to co-sign
> with the Turkish government a political agreement, which partly
> concerns vital interests for Cyprus.
>
> It is the view of the government of Cyprus that this development is
> contrary to the Memorandum of Understanding, signed between the UK and
> Cyprus in 2005, to establish a Structured Dialogue between the two
> governments, he added.
>
> In addition, Palmas said that as a permanent member of the Security
> Council, the UK has signed all relevant resolutions on Cyprus which
> bind the country. Resolution 550 (1984), apart from the fact that it
> condemns the secessionist actions in the occupied areas and proclaims
> them illegal and invalid, calls on all states, not to recognise the
> pur****ted state and not to facilitate or in any way assist this the
> aforesaid secessionist entity.
>
> In signing this agreement, he pointed out, Great Britain appears to be
> in line with Turkeys policy on Cyprus, which as the Turkish President
> has stated is one promoting two separate entities on the island.
>
> With such actions, prospects for a solution to the Cyprus problem on
> the basis of Security Council resolutions and the High Level Agreements
> become even grimmer. These moves also undermine efforts for the
> unconditional implementation of the July 8 process since they remove
> every motive from the Turkish side to change its intransigent attitude,
> Palmas stressed.
>
> The government, its spokesman said, will act decisively and calmly to
> protect its national interests through all available diplomatic and
> legal means and, if necessary, it will review its long-standing
> policies.
>
> Once more we see Cyprus being sacrificed for the sake of foreign
> interests, which have nothing to do with either the country itself, he
> stressed.
>
> Palmas also noted that Turkey and Great Britain are two of the four
> states which co-signed the Treaty of Guarantee of the Republic of
> Cyprus in 1960 with which Greece, Turkey and the UK guaranteed, the
> independence and the territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus
> and had undertaken the responsibility to prohibit any action which
> would indirectly promote partition.
>
> Palmas said Turkey invaded Cyprus and imposed, through violence, the
> division of the country and the UK did not meet its obligations, while
> it maintains military bases and facilities on the island, in accordance
> with the Treaty of Guarantee which is governed by the principle of
> reciprocity.
>
> Commenting on the same issue in Greece, the Greek FM Dona Bakoyianni
> expressed hope that there will be clarifications and corrections which
> would help avoid harmful misunderstandings at a crucial stage for the
> resumption of efforts to solve the question of Cyprus.
>
> She recalled that there are numerous decisions, by the international
> community, on the issue of the self-proclaimed Turkish Cypriot regime
> in Turkish occupied Cyprus which leave no doubt and allow no
> misconceptions about the status of this regime.
>
> The partner****p agreement commits Britain and Turkey to take forward
> work on ending what the Turkish Cypriots call isolation and to
> encourage others in the international community to join them in their
> efforts.
>
> In the do***ent, London and Ankara say they will work within the UN,
> the EU and bilaterally to promote direct commercial, economic,
> political and cultural contacts between the UK, the EU and the Turkish
> Cypriots.
>
> They will also provide continued help for TRNC authorities/universities
> in their attempts to engage with the Bologna process and will uphold
> the right of representation of the Turkish Cypriots in the European
> Parliament.
>
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