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What I wrote in the previous post was part of what I think could be a solution. The first step is to get Denktas and Clerides, who are supposed to be childhood friends, to sit down around a table and start talking. We'll have to see what comes out of the Dec. 4th talks.(Probably not much if anything, unfortunately)

I have been to Cypruz and think that the place has real potential. It could be an even bigger tourist attraction. Though the north is a bit dull, there are quite a bit of nice places to see there like Yesilyurt (forgot the Greek name) and Marash, near Famagusta, which was a highly prosperous place for instance.

The only way that the two sides could get together, IMHO, is for both sides to sit together and confess their sins. If both sides could agree to what they have done wrong to bring about this mess, a very strong step towards a solution will have been taken.

I like the "(forgot the Greek name)". The irony is that some of these places maintained their names during 300+ years of Ottoman occupation, and lost it in less than tree decades of Turkish occupation.

Anyway, I don't expect much from the up-coming talks. Some bad situations can not change smoothly and peacefully, that is why they got bad to begin with. Cyprus will remain the way it is until something radical happens, similarly to the way it was messed up. No, don't get your gun yet, the Greek Cypriots will not attack you. They have got it made. It is your own people that may decide to take control over their lives, if their lives don't change soon. In the meantime, sit back and watch.

If it was up to you and me to solve the Cyprus problem over the net, there wouldn't be a Cyprus problem in the first place. Take care.