On road blocks in Cyprus

The daily Politis writes about the significance of the road blocks in Cyprus that separate its Greek South from the Turkish-occupied North: "When the road blocks were opened [in 2003] we were told the following: that those who crossed over to the North were effectively recognising the pseudo-state. … And now one asks: If such a process leads to the recognition of the pseudo-state, why do politicians want that very same process to be expanded? If those who cross over to the occupied areas contribute to the legalisation of the occupation, why should more road blocks be opened? So that the number of traitors can grow? This is a huge contradiction, because there are no 'dangerous' or 'non-dangerous' road blocks. But there are blocked minds and confused people and above all opportunist theories about the survival problem this country has. … If we only had a clearer idea of the changes the opening of the road blocks in 2003 brought to this country … the present would be very different."

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