The expatriate political scientist Dr. Michalis Michael met with the mayor of Deryneia, Andros Karagiannis, on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, in the context of the consultations he is holding in Cyprus on the Cyprus issue in general and, in particular, on the issue of Famagusta.
Deryneia is the easternmost Municipality of the Republic of Cyprus from where the occupied and blocked city of Famagusta can be seen with the naked eye.
The opening of the roadblock in Deryneia about a year ago has created new data, prospects and challenges in the region, something that is expected to be transferred to the political arena.
The expatriate professor is currently visiting Cyprus as well as the Palestinian West Bank and Israel for a series of consultations that are taking place, in the context of considering the possibility of conducting a comparative analysis between the Israeli-Palestinian and Cypriot conflict, which have two neighboring problems. international community and countless peace negotiation efforts have been made to resolve them.
The consultations seek to explore the possibilities offered by their two-tier diplomacy approach to resolving disputes.
In addition to the knowledge offered by a comparative study between the two conflicts, where the expatriate professor along with his counterparts from Israel and Palestine have started, they also try to focus and analyze in detail the resistances of the two warring parties, but also the prospects. which can be created by comparing the experiences of the two "majority" populations (Jewish-Israelis and Greek Cypriots).
The second framework of consultations in which the expatriate professor participates, which is adjacent to the first but remains independent. It is an initiative of the Cyprus Academic Dialogue where, on the occasion of the visit of Dr. Michael, and the completion of 10 years since its establishment as an inter-community organization, and with the full support of the Australian High Commission in Cyprus, will examine the prospects, possibilities and value of a truly inter-communal dialogue focusing on Famagusta.
The two co-chairs of the Cyprus Academic Dialogue, sociologist Dr. Nikos Peristianis and Professor of International and Political Relations Yücel Vural, together with Dr. Michael had a series of contacts, meetings and discussions with officials from Famagusta, the High Commissioner of Australia in Cyprus the head of the UN Department of Political Affairs in Cyprus, Faylene Woolley, and the mayor of Deryneia, Mr. Karagiannis.
This examination was an idea of the late mayor of Famagusta Mr. Alexis Galanou, which he raised to Dr. Michael and his wife, Australian Federal MP, Maria Vamvakinou, in a meeting they had last year.
It is noted that the elections for the election of the new mayor of Famagusta are held on August 25 and 5 candidates are running in them.
Source: New World