"Editorial - We have a right to know where we are going
PRESIDENT Papadopoulos shattered the last few remaining hopes of a settlement during his term, in a speech he made at a book launch on Wednesday night. He re-iterated his theoretical commitment to a solution that would re-unify the island, but set one non-negotiable condition � the preservation of the Cyprus Republic � which would preclude any settlement in the foreseeable future. It was the official laying to rest of the Annan plan, which offered the only realistic opportunity of a deal.
�We fought for the evolution of the state to a new constitution of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation, but not for the dissolution of the state and the virgin birth of a new state of affairs,� he said. He added: �The safeguarding of the trustworthiness and prestige of the Cyprus state is not a matter of personal preference, or a matter of routine obligation. It is a debt and a responsibility of the people and the leadership.� Honouring this debt �is directly linked with the prospect of success of our struggle for national and physical survival.�"
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