From: baysan@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Okan Baysan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.greek,soc.culture.turkish
Subject: Most Greek Cypriots prefer ENOSIS to FEDERATION
Keywords: Enosis, Athens, Palikaria, Eoka, Vasiliu, Ghali, Federation, Equality
Date: 9 Jan 93 17:52:34 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network


	At the end of the 3rd round Cyprus talks in New York, the 
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus delegation submitted an evaluation  
letter to the UN Secretary General, Boutros Ghali, which clearly indicated 
the possibility of a mutual agreement on 91 out of 100 Ghali proposals,
but there were very big differences between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot
opinions on the remaining 9 issues. The Turkish Cypriot stance on those 
9 issues can be summarized as follows:
	1- Federation should consist of two sovereign states and each of 
these states, namely the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot states, should 
be sovereign besides the powers that they each would give to the central 
government.
	2- Presidency should be rotational.
	3- There should be equal number of ministers in the cabinet and  
the decisions should be taken with the majority vote.
	4- There should be a bi-communal transitional government during 
the transition period.
	5- The effective Turkish Guarantee should remain as stated in the
1960 Treaty of Guarantee.
	6- Freedom of movement should be considered after the "territorial 
adjustments and displaced persons" problems have been solved. Freedom of 
settlement and property ownership should be handled after a certain time
period has ellapsed. Prior to 1974, the people in charge of the atrocities
against the Turkish Cypriots should not be allowed to enter the Turkish 
Cypriot sovereign state.
	7- Sovereign states should have the right to make agreements with 
other countries in whatever subject areas they are concerned with.
	8- Without the approval of both sovereign states, it should not be
possible to join any international organization.
	9- Territorial adjustments should be solved by considering the
fertility, ownership, sufficiency, and security issues as agreed during
the previous summits between the two community leaders. This problem (terr.
adj.) should be discussed after the constitutional issues have been 
resolved.The Ghali map cannot be a basis for the negotiations. The territory
under the Turkish Cypriot Federate State shall not be less than 29.9% 

	The 9 issues in concern constitute the most important aspects of
the federal government and one should not have the impression that a
solution is close even though 91 out of 100 Ghali porposals have been 
mutually agreed.
	When we look at the Greek Cypriot opinions on the 9 remaining 
issues, we notice that they are not seeking a federal solution but  
rather the continuation of the current Greek Cypriot government with 
slight changes in their constitution, which would dissolve the current
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus administration into the Greek 
Cypriot administration. Vasiliu has clearly stated that the aim is not
to set up a new government but to introduce small changes to the 
constitution of the current Greek Cypriot government. In this way,
we understand that  Greek Cypriots are not looking for a new federal
solution on the basis of equality contrary to what the UN resolution 649
spells out.
	The Egyptian Secretary Ghali cannot blame the Turkish Cypriot side
by ignoring these major differences. Better yet, he cannot impose any 
solution on either side. Otherwise, these differences will result in the 
loss of more innocent Turkish Cypriot lives and more blood will be shed
in Cyprus.

Cheers,
Okan Baysan
-- 
  "Unless this small Turkish Community -forming a part of the Turkish race
   which has been the terrible enemy of Hellenism- is expelled from Cyprus,
   the duty of the heroes of EOKA can never be considered as terminated."
                  MAKARIOS, Panayia, 4 September 1962
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