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...no need to despair, there is still something to talk about; and it being an informal discussion, talk most useful.
I ask: what of Cypriot Constituencies? What with our desire for Freedom as Individuals and our Liberty as Persons, it would seem to me that it should be easy to discern the needs of each, as Persons, that are the same.
Indeed, in Cyprus, such a Constituency for Turkish Cypriots is a start. Why not a Greek Constituency; its equal? Certainly having the numbers, (and having the same needs as Arabic Cypriots, Armenian, and Latins), such National Assemblies, (at this level of Government), offer the possibility of sustaining these distinct identities through self-representation, and as such, also as a capacity demonstrating toward their minorities the same Goodwill; (being Cypriots to start with).
The Republic of Cyprus exists. There is no need to talk about that. But within, its Constitutional Reform is needed.
I would say to Mr. Cavusoglu, that Turkey needs this reform (a BBF) far more than Cyprus. Let us recall that what has for decades torn Cyprus in two, "Turkishness", is now tearing at Turkey herself. Let us also recall that the BBF, originally, was a Turkish demand which the Republic is (still) willing to consider as a good compromise; tearing the island in two, like the baby in Solomon's example is not a solution because it is a living thing. So too in Turkey. They, are a People: not a dogma some follow excluding the rest as "others". What makes "Greekness" any different to "Turkishness" therefore? A BBF in Turkey, in effect, is not that hard to imagine.
What is a State, i'd ask. What are Nations?
...indeed, what of Turkish Constituencies?
Two years till Turkey's Centennial, and so much more has been linked to the Problem. We may be surprised that it is Erdogan that solves it in time, removing the tarnish on Turkey's shine to much International esteem. Hence, a Legacy of Fame, not infamy awaits. But it starts here, at its root in Cyprus, with a small change in intentions.
"Nothing to talk about", is fluff for anxious readers back home. I am hopeful.
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