"Famagusta is not suitable for pre-election purposes" said President Anastasiadis

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Determined to insist stubbornly that the peaceful method of resolving the Cyprus problem is only the only way and that there are limits to any retreat, to any compromise, said on Saturday night, the President of the Republic Nikos Anastasiadis.

Welcoming him at the event for the day of remembrance of Famagusta, which took place at the Cultural Center of Famagusta in Deryneia, the President said that "for 43 years in this roadblock, we place our hope, our faith, our commitment to a vision, these the barbed wire to fall and the way to open the way to walk in the city that inspired our dreams, in the city that was the field of free thought, progress, development in our country ".

He noted that "there is no doubt that what we live with the city of Famagusta is an absurdity that has not been experienced by humanity. "A hostage-taking city, which remains uninhabited and hostage to Ankara's political blackmail choices." He added that "we have never accepted this situation and we will never do it".

Our effort, he continued, "to hand over Famagusta to its legal residents is ongoing and will always remain the central goal of any negotiation for the settlement of the Cyprus problem."

He also said that as he wrote to the UN Secretary General on August 4 and as he recently told him at the General Assembly, but also as he noted from the General Assembly step "the resettlement of the Varosians in their homes, as provided by the United Nations resolutions, could constitute a genuine measure of building trust between the two communities in our country ". In particular, he continued, "at a time when, as a result of Turkish intransigence, the dialogue has reached a stalemate."

A similar measure, said the PTA, "would really be a sign of sincere desire and proof of the will of the occupying power in what is fundamentally dictated by international law and the European acquis. "Those who consider that building trust is a crucial element for progress in the Cyprus issue, have in front of them an option that can change the data, but also contribute decisively to the resumption of negotiations on the Cyprus issue, by reaching a comprehensive settlement."

He really said "if there was the will, the good mood, the intention, or what Turkey rhetorically proclaimed and declares, that it would be two steps ahead of us for the solution of the Cyprus problem, as a first step, as the first a sign of goodwill would be the return of Famagusta even under UN administration. "

He added that "instead, unfortunately, we see the attitude hardening, taking measures, which unfortunately, instead of building trust between the two communities, cultivate a climate of suspicion, a climate of hostility. We will not follow in their footsteps, as they seek to set the agenda, but at the same time we will not continue to tolerate the hypocrisy of those who passively watch what is happening. "

He called it "unthinkable" to impose "duties" on humanitarian aid for those trapped and said "it is unthinkable to violate the Vienna Convention before the United Nations and to observe or monitor or suggest that the two sides should to find a way to resolve the dispute ".

It is really my regret, continued President Anastasiadis, "that I am watching an attempt to assign responsibilities to the Greek Cypriot side, and I am not referring to those who bear the main responsibility, who have every reason to do so. "Unfortunately, I am referring to what is shared between us."

After stating that "it is not my intention to confront anyone" he said that we should understand that "we do not hurt the one who was negotiating. We hurt the Greek Cypriot side and the just request of the Greek Cypriot side for justification. When we acquit Turkey, which has insisted on continuing its invasive rights, guarantees, the presence of Turkish troops. "When the Turkish side insisted that it should control the Turkish Cypriot community, which within the framework of the division of power claims for every decision of the Republic of Cyprus, of the evolving federation, the state into a federation should have at least one positive vote."

He added that "I was positive, I was decisive, I was bold with written proposals, I presented our positions that were taken under the concerns of all Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots and I did not hesitate because I was seven months before the presidential election to do so. However, I set conditions, that a necessary condition for our proposals to be accepted or to remain on the table, Turkey must first and foremost accept the termination of the guarantees of an anachronistic security system and at the same time to stop any invasive rights and to finally leave the occupying army ".

We can, the President continued, "live alone and have the right to claim a normal state free from any dependence. Far from any guardianship that we observe being recorded day by day, not recently, but for 43 years. Commissioner for Sports, Religious Affairs, direct connection for the supply of water to the occupied territories, planned connection for the supply of electricity, Islamization of the occupied territories, complete dependence on the substance. And these dependents claimed to have the right to every decision ".

It is not because I despise, he continued "on the contrary, I had said that where the Turkish Cypriot community can be influenced by the decisions, they could have a positive vote, as long as there was an effective dispute resolution mechanism, so as not to lead to the collapse of the state. next to the solution ".

In his greeting, the PD also said that "our attitude was positive in what the Secretary General considered that could lead to a historic or a strategic agreement in order to lead to a final solution to the Cyprus problem. However, when Mr. Tsavousoglou insisted that for 15 or 10 years if we were good children, the guarantee conditions should be reviewed, but he also insisted on unilateral invasive rights, but he did not abandon the claim that a military base should be created in the occupied territories. the presence of 1800 Turkish soldiers you, you understand what my choices were ".

After saying that "there was no response to our written proposals" the President explained that "we did not even get oral answers except from the positions that we dream, that our proposals are stupid, that zero guarantees will never be accepted, zero troops".

The President also explained that "when we say zero guarantees we mean zero Turkish guarantees, because the document we have submitted on the strategic security of the new state of affairs provides everything that both the UN Charter and the founding act of the EU provide for and at the same time the presence of a multinational police force to safeguard internal peace, but also through UN mechanisms to comply with what will be agreed. "Instead," he said, "the Turkish side's response was what was revealed at the end of the dinner in Crans Montana."

At the same time, he reiterated that "I do not intend to oppose anyone or the national problem is offered to think that in this way we will win the presidential election. What is required of everyone at this time is not big words, it is the evaluation of what really happened ".

He also expressed his surprise to hear that "immediately Greece, England, Turkey were ready and Anastasiadis rejected the termination of the guarantees. Why do it? "To submit written proposals to facilitate so that we are led to the presence of the Prime Ministers to end the occupation presence, why should I reject the end of the guarantees when the one who put it on the table was Nikos Anastasiadis", he asked.

When the UN Secretary General continued, "precisely because of our actions, he accepted on June 4 that without a solution to the security issue, there can be no solution to the Cyprus issue. Criticism is good and welcome, but when the Secretary General does not attribute responsibilities to the Greek Cypriot side as he does not attribute to either Turkey or the Turkish Cypriot, those who understand diplomacy and international relations and international initiatives understand why he does not do so. "Because he just wants to leave the door open for the dialogue to continue and that is what we should all be looking for."

And it is inconceivable, noted President Anastasiadis "when the Secretary General does not attribute responsibilities to the Greek Cypriot side, some say that I gave everything and others because I did not take advantage of the good intention of the Secretary General or the positions of Secretary General, which he formed after my own initiatives ".

I do not know, the President explained, "if we can distinguish at some point what the Secretary General suggested and what are the positions of Turkey. "It's one thing for the Secretary-General to accept our positions and it is another for Turkey to say at the negotiating table, unless we want to believe in Turkey and simply challenge our own political leadership for the sake of the presidential election."
Referring to Famagusta, the President said that "Famagusta is not offered, the solution to the Cyprus problem is not offered either for me or for anyone to be exploited and exploited to win a few votes. "What should distinguish us all is our love, our interest, our determination to repeat the dialogue."

He also said that he has stated it "explicitly and unequivocally and in writing to the Secretary General. I am ready to return to the negotiating table whenever he wants, immediately, as long as there is good preparation so that a new meeting on Cyprus is well prepared. "Let us not face the same phenomena and spend a night or a day to find out the sincere and real intentions of Turkey."

I am determined, he continued, "as long as I am in the position I hold as a result of the popular mandate, to continue stubbornly insisting that the peaceful method of resolving the Cyprus problem is only the only way, but also that there are limits to every retreat, to every compromise. "You should always take into account the concerns of one side but at the same time never ignore the concerns and reasonable aspirations of the other."

And they, he noted, "who should understand or should understand the Greek Cypriots are none other than those who own our property. And it is not a favor they do if they return to Famagusta, or Morphou or other lands they own. "These are Greek Cypriot properties that are illegally occupied and it is time for the international community to finally understand that."

According to President Anastasiadis, "when we make analyzes of the political costs that we will cause, the financial costs that we will cause, it is good to consider how many dramas are evolving and unfolding daily concerning millions of refugees and how difficult our position is after 43 years to claim the obvious ".

He also explained that "what we must do and will continue to do is to activate all the mechanisms, the EU, the SA, the Islamic Conference, the Arab Gulf, the states that through the multidimensional foreign policy we have built we finally have a voice and it is no coincidence that any resolution by the Islamic Conference has been prevented in recent years. "It is no coincidence that trilateral and multilateral relations have been established with neighboring countries, it is no coincidence that we do not abandon the traditional friendship that distinguished us with Russia, nor the attempt to deepen our relations with the United States," he said. We are trying and I want to believe that to a large extent we have succeeded ".

The President of the Republic also said that "what we are trying to do is finally - and we have succeeded - to upgrade the prestige of our state. Cyprus is not the bankrupt and unreliable country, it is a country that claims and plays a role in the region. A role that everyone recognizes "he said and noted that" only in this context if we continue united and not giving opportunities and occasions for others to use our arguments, we will be able to see the city we love free again. And not only Famagusta, but also our entire homeland. "

Source: SotiraNews / KYPE