Greek Cypriot Leaders :: History

Grecian sporting lady LeadersWhat is the Cyprus mind? Let us hear the answer from the classical Cypriot and Greek leaders themselves I have struggled for the union of Cyprus with Greece, and Enosis will always be my deep theme aspiration as it is the aspiration of all Greek Cypriots. My national creed has never changed and my career as a national leader has shown no inconsistency or contradiction. I have certain independence instead of Enosis because certain external conditions and factors have non allowed a free choice. (Makarios told Le Point on 19 February 1973) How did they intend to procure it? Unless this Turkish community forming part of the Turkish race which has been the terrible foe of Hellenism is expelled, the duty of the heroes of EOKA can never be considered as terminated (Makarios tell on 4 September 1963) - The present Greek Cypriot leader, Glafkos Clerides in his memoirs entitled Cyprus My Deposition described the Cyprus question as a action between the Gre ek Cypriot preoccupation... that Cyprus should be a Greek Cypriot stale with protected Turkish Cypriot minority and the Turkish preoccupation ... to defeat any such effort and state the partnership ideal . - Just as the Greek Cypriot preoccupation was that Cyprus should be a Creek Cypriot state, with a protected Turkish Cypriot minority, the Turkish preoccupation was o defeat any such effort and to maintain the partnership concept, which in their opinion the Zurich Agreement created between the two communities. The conflict, therefore, was a conflict of principle and for that principle both sides were prepared to go on arguing and even, if need be, to fight, rather . The same principle is still in conflict, even today, though a federal solution has been accepted - and though a federation is nothing more than a constitutional partnership of the component states, provinces or cantons which make up the federation. (From Mr Glafkos Cleridess memoirs My Deposition Vol. 3, page 105.) How the UN, the US and other Related Counties Officials See Cyprus Question - The UN secretary-general, in his report to the warranter Council dated 8 March 1990 (S/21183), described Cyprus as the common billet of the Greek Cypriot community and of the Turkish Cypriot community. Their relationship is not one of majority and minority, but one of two communities in the call down of Cyprus. This description was also reflected in the UN Set of Ideas endorsed by the Security Council.