US Diplomat Tilts Toward Turkish-Cypriots, Draws Cypriot Fire

 https://www.thenationalherald.com/cyprus_politics/arthro/us_diplomat_tilts_toward_turkish_cypriots_draws_cypriot_fire-2784232/

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Madame Lutte has certainly started a ball rolling. My hope is that she remembers who needs her help the most. Not the "Greeks" not the "Turks", but the other half, who like the rest of us defend the Universal Principals that make us Human beings; this is, the Problem.

Cypriots, unlike "them" do not have a dogma from which "others" are excluded. In fact Cypriots, for the most part were "their" victims when it came to murder and the disappearances; something to remember. Cypriots have waited patiently, silenced as it is, while their Leadership have negotiated for decades a settlement where there is a Greek side and a Turkish side, in the debate. And now Cypriots face the existential question, of Cypriots no more.

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That federation would comprise a federal government with a single international personality, along with a Turkish Cypriot constituent state and a Greek Cypriot constituent state, which would be of equal status.

...this much we know so far.

Indeed, Cyprus has a government where, as Individuals, they represent themselves as Cypriots. As Persons it is clear that Turkish Cypriots want in their daily lives, to nurture their distinct identity. Seeking equality, this demand has not been realised, given that they represent a minority, population-wise. And yet, i too have asked, where is a Greek Constituency, (and others), an equal in that regard, as Persons, at another level of government among Cypriot Constituencies?

Let us remember that Mr. Erdogan is on a tight schedule; Turkey's Centennial is but two years away. The Problem, if it had a solution in Cyprus, would open an opportunity in Turkey herself toward resolving her own Problem with the need for Constitutional reform, (a BBF), something to emulate in esteem. This too is something to think about.

...and what has "the Problem" become, with the Treaty of Lausanne tossed out the window, expanding to Libya, the Aegean, Azerbaijan, Syria and Iraq? What is Erdogan doing in his disruptions with all his neighbours, but placing himself in a position of strength from which to seize power, if not from negotiation, force; for "Turkishness", or for Turkey.

Cooler heads must prevail, and let's not forget, "Cyprus" is the root of it; who it "belongs" to. "Turks"? "Greeks"?

And who must represent Cypriots, but Madame Lutte? Having kicked the ball, one hopes that she will make herself clearer, who she is playing for. She may focus her attention on Mr. Tatar who in her generosity has most to gain. Two (or more) states, is not impossible, under one State. Intentions count.