tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200692834375777841.post34933765751000634..comments2014-02-22T17:03:00.486+00:00Comments on aspectsofreality: Mind the Gap - ECHR judgement on Demopoulos v. Turkeygrokkedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311202549301892241noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200692834375777841.post-32903092880329014592010-03-13T14:22:20.290+00:002010-03-13T14:22:20.290+00:00John, the fact that you begin your comment with &q...John, the fact that you begin your comment with "The Greek Republic" when referring to an internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus gives you away in terms of your sympathies and your own lack of bias in any discussion on the Cyprus issue.<br /><br />Be that as it may I will not delete your 'anonymous' comment. <br /><br />I will instead refer you to an article in the Turkish press (rather than either the Greek, or Greek Cypriot press).<br /><br />http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/102-orhan-kemal-cengiz.html<br /><br />The headline to the story by Orhan Kemal Cengiz is "European court’s judgment on Cyprus issue legally wrong, politically correct". <br /><br />My own additional comment is that the international community does not look to the European Court of Human Rights to be 'political'! It is certainly not living up to its international obligations when it can be argued to be LEGALLY INCORRECT!<br /><br />Peaceful coexistence John is difficult to achieve when Cypriot refugees expelled from their properties by Turkey, and who have waited for 10 years for the ECHR to deliver verdict find the ECHR choosing this particular moment in time (with negotiations in Cyprus being at this critical juncture) to deliver a verdict saying that the human rights of Turkish (and foreign) 'settlers' squatting in their properties for the last 35-odd years subsequent to Turkey's occupation have a 'higher priority' than the human rights of the owners of the property!<br /><br />With that kind of demonstrably incorrect interpretation of human rights from a body which is set up to protect human rights - Greek Cypriots are justified in saying the ECHR decision is a SCANDAL to top that of the United Nations' Kofi Annan with his Debacle, and to shout "FOUL" !grokkedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311202549301892241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200692834375777841.post-86466308332991377912010-03-13T09:19:02.355+00:002010-03-13T09:19:02.355+00:00The Greek Republic's lawyers and politicians h...The Greek Republic's lawyers and politicians have tried to ignore the Immovable Property Commission simply because it is Turkish,creating delay and expense for their clients in the process -and of course blaming the Turks. <br />Now 17 International judges say "it works, it delivers equitable judgements according to the standards of International Law". Can't you accept that? <br />How can your article possibly advance peaceful co-existence? Perhaps, like most media content emanating from the Greek side, it's not designed to.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11359800598465015022noreply@blogger.com