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CyprusTHE UN yesterday inaugurated the new bi-communal ‘Joint Communications Room’ (JCR) in Nicosia’s buffer zone, with officials from both sides hailing it as a potential precursor to a federal solution for Cyprus.
Speaking at the ceremony on behalf of Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, representative Kudret Ozersay expressed hope that “the cooperation of the two sides will at one point turn into cooperation between the police forces of two future constituent states in a federal Cyprus.” His sentiments were echoed by President Demetris Christofias’ representative George Iacovou, saying he believed the two communities to be “pursuing a common vision”
The new permanent JCR will continue the work of the UN-backed Technical Committee on Crime and Criminal Matters (TCCCM), enabling the sharing of information on crime and crime prevention on both sides of the divide.
Law enforcement experts from each community liaise daily to provide support on crime across the island. Facilitator of the Committee Phil Spence noted: “We have one common purpose, to ensure that criminals don’t win.”
Greek Cypriot JCR delegate, criminologist and professor, Andros Karpadis described the impressive progress made since operations began in May 2009, with 89 cases passed between the two sides, most of which have resulted in prosecutions as a result of the cooperation.
The recovery of stolen property and missing persons, child protection issues and white collar crime such as money laundering have all been addressed by the committee, among other matters affecting both communities.
Karpadis shares the optimism of the two leaders, saying “Of course there are constraints to what we can achieve under different jurisdictions. This experience will prove useful assuming we are heading towards a solution – we are paving the way.”
The launch comes as part of a series of amiable cooperation between the two sides over recent days, and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alexander Downer, said at the event: “Exchanges of information, in particular, on crime and criminal matters are of enormous value to the authorities.” He deemed the JCR as “a very good example of the two communities in Cyprus working together” and pledged UN support “to ease the daily lives of Cypriots” through the TCCCM and other bi-communal committees.
The TCCCM is one of seven UN ‘Technical Committees’ geared towards bi-communal collaboration, and seems to have had more public success than its peers, which include committees on cultural heritage, humanitarian matters and economic/commercial concerns.
Funding for the new JCR came largely from the United States, and Ambassador Frank Urbancic said his country was “very proud to be associated with the JCR”. Embassy officials however declined to comment on rumours that US support is borne out of concerns that money laundering across the island could damage American interests. UN Development Programme spokesman John Lewis worked closely with the embassy, and believes the rumours to be unfounded. “US input is definitely part of a larger effort to support confidence building and information sharing between the communities.”
The JCR’s new headquarters is on the site of a former UN Observation Post in the western Nicosia sector of the buffer zone, and could represent an ante-room to future collaboration of police from both communities in a federal system. It remains to be seen whether the transformation of a site dealing with surveillance and security to a vehicle for cooperation and progress could be a bold symbol of things to come.
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MELIOS A. IOANNIDES comments:
It's a good move forward of a federalistic nature.Its success,will encourage further joined ventures.
Loriot from Lapta comments:
This rubbish coming from a Greek boy, how funny! Greece is collapsing and the world is watching! Get real!
jt comments:
lorioot read below,
Furthermore, Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika newspaper (30.07.10) writes that the Turkish Cypriot Primary School Teachers Trade Union (KTOS) marched to the embassy of Turkey yesterday holding a black banner saying Ankara get your hands off us. We do not need to write a headline today. That banner writes our headline, notes the paper. Afrika reports that there were many protests yesterday but only KTOS protested at the right address.
this is the life you want and dream for, turkey is nothing short of cancer/acid everywhere she goes, unwanted, disliked and two faced...
a helping hand from a thriving economy,
Halkin Sesi also reports that Serdar Denktas, chairman of the Democratic Party (DP), expressed its support to the trade unions protests noting that the economic measures are not in harmony with the aim of overcoming the economic crisis. However, he said that the Trade Unions Platform should withdraw its decision to boycott products and services of employers who expressed their support to the measures of the government.
are you sure this is the case, turkey has since stopped selling counterfeit merchandise and the cash has dried up, it wont be long before it starts up again...
eroglus comments make me laugh free?????
Eroglu: The ongoing negotiating process is the last chance for an agreement
According to the daily Kibris newspaper (30.07.10) the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu said yesterday that the ongoing negotiating process is the last chance for reaching an agreement on the Cyprus problem. Speaking to 88 stagier at illegal Eastern Mediterranean University (DAU) from various countries, Eroglu reiterated that if a solution is not found, the Turkish Cypriots will continue living under the roof of their own state.
He also claimed that the Turkish Cypriots are free since 1974 and that they have established their own state.
of course you are free to fart and shit thats all.....
Loriot from Lapta comments:
"My Great grand parents build a mosque, school and houses and set the village up."
Yes, and then they went on to build the Eiffel tower and a few sky scrapers in New York. Unfortunately, in 1930 they went bankrupt.
jt from uk comments:
lorioot where do you get your dross information from, we all know you are a traitor now its been further proven by your own tc's.
eeeee is obviously a crook too as he doesnt want a resolvement of the cyprus issue due to his misdemeanors, he is also guilty of selling gc properties and was widely known amongst the community that he was doing it. he should reside next door to asil nadir and denktash as one will serve time for fruad and theft the other theft and war crimes, these are the reasons behind the none solution of the cyprus problem....is it true that nadir was a cocaine addict????
as for using turkish hospitals instead of the nhs, i think lorioot needs the medic himself to prescribe serious medication to try and stabilise his condition of brian distortion, it must be the sun or the kebabs????
hassan hagis jockstrap is from wales and has been exiled due his sexual advances on sheep.....
Loriot from Lapta comments:
J.A. You have exposed your knowledge of Turkish Cyprus and Turkey as very limited to say the least. The Turkish names you have quoted are neither funny nor improbable but very common and widely held names.
Inform yourself before distributing rubbish!
Furthermore, you must suffer from dyslexia. Show me where I praised Asil Nadir!
He is a crook who has not only cheated British people out of their savings but has left Turkish Cypriots with big losses after his local bankruptcies. For years he was afraid to be kidnapped and traveled only in black limousines accompanied by gorillas, real mafia style.
He deserves to be locked up for good! Only a few of his cronies in the TRNC will miss him.
To place Orams in that category is a travesty, further confirming your ignorance.
There is no need to use hospitals in South Cyprus, some of the best in Europe are located in Istanbul, a short flight away. UK's national health service is sending their patients there for treatment.
Christoph from USA comments:
Loriot still thinks I'm Hassan. This is a lot of fun! LOL
hassan kemal from UK/Kyrenia comments:
James JH lockhart
I remember meeting you, you are the guy that was selling the Big Issue at Royal Mile.
EE you are typical rude and arrogant unrefined peasant. You can not accept when a TC criticies the current situation. Are you scared that one day you will have to go back to your cave in Turkey or to your hut in South Cyprus, maybe to your flat in Peckham.
No Greeks in Mora (Meric) always been TC village. My Great grand parents build a mosque, school and houses and set the village up.
Loriot,
No one is hiding behind any names. No need unlike you. You are more than likely using ROC hospitals, Airports, shops and living in a Greek house in Lapta.
EE comments:
JA your best ignored. Your comments are nothing but racist and full of rubbish. Please stop patronising us with your stupid comments like
”Although a lot of people might not agree with me, I genuinely believe that the majority of TCs are honest and that they want to live in a lawful way” or “Turkish names are funny – Gul, Alp, Berk, Can, Turgay. Someone once described them to be as 'improbable'”
You’re clearly full of trash. Go on flush your self down it started to smell.
John Alexander from London comments:
Nadir faces 66 counts of theft in the UK and Loriot believes the man is some kind of TC hero. The man built up a 'business' based on the looting of Greek Cypriot property, then tried his crooked ways on the British. Fortunately, we kept reminding the British authorities that this man was dishonest and a thief and they realised we were right. Perhaps he and the Orams' can share a cell at Her Majesty's Pleasure.
EE comments:
What an idiot your Hassan? There are no differences between you Chritoss, jt, Dave Imp and J Alex same cookie cutter. Why dont you go and live with them insted of living in London? You obviously love them.
Why do you claim your TC when you have nothing good to say about us. Did your mother done the dirty with the another men or GC shepherd in Mora or where ever you come from? You sure are bad seed. Is this why your hidding in these posts.
I am glad they locked you away last time and I hope you come back under the same name you use on this post, you sure will be received with open arms at Ercan airport. Your old and twisted idiot.
If you wish to comment here why don’t you try to add positive so we might all benefit from it instead of being so critical of TC or any other? You obviously nothing better to do then write nonsense to feel important.Youre bitter and twisted mined.
Try not to be an idiot all your life.
jt from uk comments:
phil you embarass yourself, remeber the ROC is bound by the global agreement to handover suspects wanted by interpol, therefore anybody facing any crime will have already been subject to investigation, on the other hand denktash is wanted along with the pseudo mp who shot solomou.
nadir is wanted and will serve time if he goes back to the uk for sure, he like others in the occupied areas continuosly promote the none solution due to the fact that they are wanted criminals. i ts not rocket science but clearly you dont have the capacity with a deformed braincell to think logically.
lorioot who is also a traitor can breath a sigh of relief for now until he is fully exposed, as a fig seller and goat herder....
DAVE THE IMPALER comments:
James, nutters. I suppose i takes one to know one
James JH lockhart comments:
Well Done Loriot,
dealing with the nutters,
Shame the monkey Turned Down the Position of Agitator, And Hassan/Christopher/Dave Accepted
Monkey Would probablay make more Sense then This lot
Loriot from Lapta comments:
Dear Dave, Greeks hiding behind Turkish names - that's what I call paranoid. It does not display much self confidence. Maybe it's the subconscious wish to be part of a great nation.
DAVE THE IMPALER comments:
Loriot, I love it. You’re actually becoming more and more paranoid everyday over this hassan thing. I've given up trying to work out whos who. You often get some sad loon calling himself john of mike and slagging off the greeks in only the way turks know how.
Loriot from Lapta comments:
Christoph, there is no 'Mora' in North Cyprus. Maybe your strip club in North London?
hassan kemal from UK/Kyrenia comments:
Speak to Tamer Cavus in Mora. He is an idiot like you.
Baf esegi.
Loriot from Lapta comments:
"When I said even the GCs did not treat us this bad. I was arrested and put into jail."
What a lot of bullshit, Christoph!
hassan kemal from UK/KyreniaHass comments:
Hasan Has you are wrong.
He cooked the books and then got found out. it was as simple as that. It had nothing do with with helping TCs.
In reality TCs did not helped him. Every single person working for him in Cyprus was on the fiddle.
You need to speak to those that used to work for him.
I never liked the guy, I flew on his sister's airline once and got treated very bad at Ercan.
When I said even the GCs did not treat us this bad. I was arrested and put into jail.
Those people that objected to my remark in 1991, all have ROC passports.
They are two faced idiots like Loriot.
Loriot from Lapta comments:
"has(s)an kemal" is neither from Kyrenia nor is he a Turkish Cypriot.
He/she posts under different names, i.e. Christoph et al, and his
main purpose is to run down everything Turkish, despite his silly hiding under a Turkish name.
hassan kemal from UK/Kyrenia comments:
Loriot
Are you alias AN ? British justice after all.
I hate to see some of the taxes I paid to HMRC spent keeping you in jail.
Loriot from Lapta comments:
Christoph, if you have nothing to say, as usual, you add a BBC link.
hassan kemal from UK/Kyrenia comments:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10818347
Phil from uk comments:
JT:- madir has already been given bail to appear in the UK. If Denktash faces war crimes so will some other Cypriot leaders and I am sure THEY will not want that.
Hasan Has from Girne comments:
Dear JT
Nadir will be going to UK to clear his name soon.
His only wrong doing was to help Turkish Cypriots economically, that's why he was brought down in the UK. I would not rule out involvement of Greek Cypriots or Brits and may be even Turkey trying to eliminate him.
Let's watch and see what will happen in coming months :o)
Elen comments:
This is a good step in the right direction! WELL DONE! Keep on like this and soon the goal will be reached!
EE comments:
Good call jt. We need people like you to make all of us awear who these people are. But please dont forget to including Eoka A & B members too.
Move on you idot.
Yesterday was, tommorow will be, today is...
jt from uk comments:
as a starting point the pseudostate can begin handing over all globally known criminals, ie asil nadir (uk), r denktash (war crimes), other international wanted criminals etc.......guess i wont hold my breath..