According to the article by Elias Hazou in the today\u2019s Greek Cypriot daily Cyprus Mail, the rejectionist parties on Thursday heaped scorn on Greek Cypriot Leader Nicos Anastasiades\u2019 vision of a reunited island as it was relayed to a group of businessmen and diplomats a day earlier.<\/p>\n
At an event co-organised by the communities\u2019 respective chambers of commerce on Wednesday, Anastasiades cited a number of studies which found that, post-settlement, the island\u2019s GDP could double in 20 years\u2019 time.<\/span><\/p>\n And in his speech, President Mustafa Ak\u0131nc\u0131 said: \u201cThe natural resources belong to all Cypriots and they should be taken as a source of cooperation instead of conflict. A solution of the Cyprus problem will create favourable conditions for a win-win situation where all sides will benefit by linking fields and selling the resources in the most economical way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Hazou wrote that DIKO took exception particularly with Ak\u0131nc\u0131\u2019s statement on the need for joint exploitation of the island\u2019s offshore hydrocarbon resources, which he interpreted as a provocation.<\/span><\/p>\n The party said the Turkish side \u201chad a nerve\u201d demanding control over Cyprus\u2019s natural resources, but blamed this on concessions made by Greek Cypriot Leader Nicos Anastasiades but also his predecessor Demetris Christofias.<\/span><\/p>\n In a statement by party spokeswoman Christiana Erotokritou, DIKO called on the Leader to state that no discussion whatsoever on hydrocarbons would take place in the ongoing peace talks.<\/span><\/p>\n Back in January, Anastasiades said he was ready to talk hydrocarbons at the tail-end of the negotiations.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Leader must understand that he cannot mortgage the future generations, in order to serve the policy of concessions, of which he is the architect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Hazou continued as the Citizens Alliance accused the Leader of bandying numbers about, in a misguided bid to drive home the message that reunification will benefit the people.<\/span><\/p>\n The single-seat party proceeded to give Anastasiades a lesson in economics: \u201cIn the last 20 years, South Cyprus\u2019s GDP has grown by two-and-a-half times, and this with two stock exchange crashes, a haircut on deposits, a sharp decline in property prices and the bankruptcy of at least two state companies.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIn other words, the Leader is promising a solution that offers no benefit to the South Cyprus economy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Socialists EDEK also sought to dismantle Anastasiades\u2019 vision for Cyprus, which it dubbed \u201ca nightmare.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Hazou finally said the party wondered how the Leader can quote economic forecasts from \u201cdodgy reports\u201d when, at this time, no one knows what shape a settlement might take.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAfter a solution, will a strong central government emerge exercising a single economic policy throughout Cyprus, or will two states emerge, leading to more bureaucracy and a cash-guzzling state apparatus?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n EDEK added: \u201cWhat will the true cost of the solution be, and how would it be paid? Who would pay for it and how?<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWho will pay the billions in property compensation? Will Turkey, some foreign donors, or the people of Cyprus?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" According to the article by Elias Hazou in the today\u2019s Greek Cypriot daily Cyprus Mail, the [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138674\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}