Behind the greatest crimes in world history lie the greatest oddities. Like Turkey's stance on Ukraine. Turkish officials have donned the mantle of peacemaker and claiming the role of bridge-builder are trying to contribute to the peaceful resolution of the disputes. These are the same people who for decades have been doing exactly the opposite on the Cyprus issue.
[/P]How can they be convinced of his good intentions when their credentials on an issue that directly concerns them show otherwise? No one trusts a nutritionist with an addiction to French fries, just as no one can trust a mathematician who doesn't know prep or a mythomaniac journalist.
Erdogan and Cavusoglu appear as Messiahs on the Ukrainian issue and give theoretical lectures on peace and dialogue, skipping over their own behaviour in Cyprus.[/B] The refusal to engage in meaningful talks, the maximalist claims that invalidate the history of the island and the violations of international law in the EEZ and Varosha.
Ukraine like Cyprus?
Hypocrisy[/B] is the first prisoner. The second - and most dangerous for us - is their attempt to relate developments in Ukraine to the Cyprus problem. For example, at first they talked about the role of the guarantors, then about the prejudices of the West and the European Union, and more recently about the "need to protect Muslims in Cyprus and Thrace."
The political scene in Cyprus did not pay due attention to the intervention of the Turkish Foreign Minister at the session of the Organization of Islamic Conference a few days ago in Pakistan. Mevlut Cavusoglu on the one hand called on Muslim countries to stop abstaining from the problems of Muslims in Cyprus and - as he provocatively said - to be indifferent to the violation of their rights "because it happens outside their own borders."
On the other hand, he spoke about the attitude of the West and shared with his interlocutors for the first time a new... argument. He argued that the West is taking steps backwards on the Cyprus issue because of the "minor problems" it currently has with Turkey. Did no one in Cyprus get sick of this cryptic statement? What exactly does he want to say or what exactly is behind his words?
This question can only be answered by himself and time. But a second reading of the statement clearly shows that the Turkish side is feeling pressure from the West's stance on the Cyprus issue in recent months.
The recent targeted leak from the Turkish Foreign Ministry that Anastasiades' MOUs are rejected as unfounded and out of touch with reality should not be considered a coincidence. Hence the reference by Turkish sources to an "attempt by the Greek Cypriot side to obtain support from third countries for the MoU."
The Europeans and the United States may avoid actions that would cause costs to Turkey, but it seems that it is now an intolerable annoyance that they fully align themselves with the Greek Cypriot side's positions on the form of a solution and strongly condemn Turkish provocative actions. And if this is confirmed, then we are facing a very good opportunity for mobility on the Cyprus problem. Not on the terms set by Turkey.
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