Şener Levent on the calm without a storm on Cyprus

Cyprus is moving into its summer break and the calm is not an illusion, writes Şener Levent in the conservative daily Politis: "Is the climate now like that in 1963 and 1974 [when there were battles between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots]? No! Are there people violating the truce that has gone on for 36 years? No. Both sides have withdrawn to their own regions and are drowning in their own internal problems. But the Cyprus problem is no longer an internal problem but has become an external problem for both sides, even if the Turkish side calls the wall that divides the two sides the 'border' while the Greek side calls it a 'road block'. So peace reigns in this place where no one expects a solution in the near future. But it is not the calm before the storm. The summer is here. ... Don't expect a storm, my friend. Don't wait in vain. The smoke over the hills comes from meat skewers on grills."

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