"Comment - Partition is the solution we deserve
By Loucas Charalambous
IN AN ARTICLE published in Athens newspaper Ta Nea, Alexis Heraclides, a lecturer at Greece�s Pantion University, arrives at the following conclusion:
�The Cyprus problem cannot be solved � and will not be solved � as long as the majority of Greek Cypriots are not in a position to comprehend the level of their responsibility for the situation in Cyprus up to the fait accompli of 1974. And this is, I would say, the deeper meaning of the �resounding no� of April 24, 2004 � they said no because they cannot yet face up to their guilt for that period.�
I disagree that this was the reason we rejected the settlement last April, but I will agree with Heraclides� point that Greek Cypriots are in no position to comprehend their responsibilities � the responsibilities of their leadership, to be more precise � for the situation before 1974. When they discuss the Cyprus problem, they always start from the premise that the Turks are to blame for everything. Our guys are the innocent virgins.
This column has on countless occasions pointed out the horrific responsibilities of our leadership. These responsibilities can be seen in the violent dissolution of the state established by the Zurich agreement three years earlier, with the aim of terminating the participation of the Turkish Cypriots.
That Tassos Papadopoulos � one of the protagonists of this depressing story, which led to all the misfortunes that have followed since then � is today the president of the Republic, thanks to the vote of the Greek Cypriots, is the most conclusive proof of their inability to recognise the responsibilities that Heraclides correctly talks about. "
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