Prime Minister Papandreou (of PASOK) to visit Cyprus today...
Some hope that the decision of the newly elected Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou, to visit the Republic of Cyprus today could result in some positive movement towards a fair solution to the long standing dispute and the end of the illegal occupation of the island. Prime Minister Papandreou will be meeting communist President Christofias for urgent talks. Papandreou, who only came to power last week, had also visited Ankara a few days ago and had discussions with Prime Minister Erdogan. I am hoping that George Papandreou can retain his enthusiasm and become more active than the previous Greek PM Karamalis who simply sat on the fence and painted his nails for the last 4 years. I am also hoping that communist President Christofias of Cyprus looks at the reality of the situation and becomes more determined to talk about a realistic solution. Champagne communists have a habit of not facing reality so am hoping that he isn't going to be one of them? Good luck with today's talks guys!
It is interesting that you see this visit as an opportunity and of course any initiative can be turned into some positive move, but to say that Costas Karamalis sat on the fence is somewhat unfair. You are a well known sympathiser of PASOK but have ignored the triumphsof ND in the last 4 years. Keep a balance and remain fair?
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ReplyDeleteI don't want to turn my own personal blog into a platform for exchanging negative comments about Greek politicians but what triumphs did ND (Nea Demokratia) score in the last 4 years? The massive riots last summer in Athens and Thesaloniki? Get real! Costas Karamalis was a Greek Tory boy who messed things up big time!
Nikos