Tema destacado del Martes, 19. Febrero 2008

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New hopes for the unification of Cyprus

Unexpectedly, Tassos Papadopoulos was not re-elected president of Cyprus. His successor will be chosen in a runoff on Sunday. Both the communist Demetris Christofias (AKEL) and the conservative Ioannis Kasoulides (DISY) are open to closer relations between Turkish and Greek Cypriots.

Cyprus Mail - Chipre

"Yesterday's [February, the 17th] result was an emphatic defeat of his [President Tassos Papadopoulos] sterile policy on the Cyprus problem, which, despite his protestations, was geared at maintaining the status quo", writes the daily. "Tassos Papadopoulos was unwilling to take any initiative or to show the slightest hint of good faith in dealings with the other side, focusing all the government's efforts on preventing 'the upgrading of the status of the pseudo-state', by the international community. ... Demetris Christofias and Ioannis Kasoulides have both pledged, if elected, to take the initiative, start talks with the Turkish Cypriot side and make proposals for breaking the deadlock. Whether they are successful will also depend on the Turkish side, but at least the big majority of the voters showed that they would like their president to have an honest shot at finding a settlement – something that Papadopoulos had proved he could not be relied upon to do." (18/02/2008)

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Der Standard - Austria

"The failure of entrenched Greek Cypriot nationalist [Tassos Papadopoulos] to win the election paves the way for a new attempt to reunify the virtually divided island,” writes Julia Raabe. "The fact that the Turkish-Cypriot Prime Minister has signalled his readiness to talk seems to confirm hopes for peace. But a lot will depend on Turkey now, which has 40,000 soldiers stationed in the northern part of the island and settled tens of thousands of mainland Turkish citizens there as well. The way the country treats Cyprus – Ankara continues to refuse to recognize this EU member – is one of the biggest obstacles in EU talks regarding Turkey. But with Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence and the announcements by many EU countries that they plan to recognise Pristina, Ankara now has new ammunition to bolster its demands for an independent 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.' (19/02/2008)

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Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Suiza

The voting out of Papadopoulos shows that Cyprus still has a chance, writes Cyrill Stieger. However "no one can expect miracles. More and more Turkish Cypriots say they would accept a permanent separation. They feel unjustly treated, because they were turned down for the much desired unification with the economically prosperous south, which now largely profits alone from the blessings of EU membership, even though Greek Cypriots turned down the UN peace plan. Many Turkish Cypriots are disappointed with Brussels, which – because of Nicosia's obstructionist policies – has so far failed to keep its promise and pave the way for direct trade between Northern Cyprus and the EU countries in a bid to overcome the territory's economic isolation. On top of that, the economic situation in the north has improved, particularly because of the economic recovery in Turkey." (19/02/2008)

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