"The effort of the Church was and is to find this personality that the church will support so that our national cause is on the right track," he said in an interview with the Greek Radio of London (London Greek Radio- 103.3 FM), the Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos IIThe leader of the Church of Cyprus, speaking on London Greek Radio (LGR), assessed that the Cyprus issue "is not going well" and considers the allegations that the talks are being held on the basis of an interregional, bi-communal federation to be untrue. "We are no longer talking about a federation, we have left the base of the federation and we are making fun of ourselves and the EU and the UN and everyone. "Turkey is currently discussing only two countries, that is where the talks are headed," he said.
According to Archbishop Chrysostom, Turkey wants only a "slight connection" between the two states on the island and this "deliberately" in order for the Turks to have their other foot in the south, so that our island becomes more Turkish. "Easily and more quickly, this is the bitter truth," he said, noting that for many years "both the invasion and the occupation have been forgotten."
"That is why I believe," he added, "that with the forthcoming presidential elections, these people must be interested and vote for a man who, on the one hand, will be able to place the Cyprus issue in its proper dimension, but on the other hand will have the nerve to implement this line ", he underlined.
"What is up to us," the Archbishop continued, "we will do our duty and I want to believe that all our politicians will be sensible, who see the light that is coming so that we can all contribute to the rise." better days and this people to live and stay rooted here in the land of their fathers ".
Invited by the LGR to comment on the Cyprus-Israel cooperation in the context of finding natural resources and defining the exclusive economic zones of the two countries, the Archbishop, after first characterizing the finding of hydrocarbons in the EEZ of the Republic of Cyprus as a "divine gift", which he sent us the maker and creator ", he estimated that this discovery will change the" course of history "both nationally and economically, since the people will benefit.
According to the Archbishop, the discovery of hydrocarbons "is a very attractive element that will contribute to the proper resolution of our national issue", since the Turks, wanting to have a share of this underwater wealth, will decide to "expel the settlers from "Here and the Turkish army so that they have their share."
Regarding the cooperation with Israel, the head of the Cypriot Orthodox Church considers this country as the only factor in the region that has the ability to manage the good "that God has sent us". "Who will protect the pipeline?" He asked. "We have neither the power nor the technology. The Jews have these pluralistically and because the only button of the Jews is Cyprus and Greece, it is a good time to have good relations to ally, the enemy is common so that by supporting each other, by helping each other, we can overcome the problems we face now and many decades".
"I think it is a blessing from God," the Archbishop concluded, "that the Jews have been found now that their country is surrounded by the Arabs and the only way out is Cyprus and Greece."
Source: iKypros.com