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PERIEXOMENA

[01] (K) Neo Limani Lemesoy - Ploio ths Eirhnhs - Ekdhlwsh

[02] (K) Prwtopapas - Roysopoylos - Dhlwseis Erntogan

[03] (K) Omogeneia HPA - Ekdhlwseis

[04] (K) Kalifornia - Ekdhlwseis

[05] (K) E/K kai T/K - Diakinhsh 20 Ioylioy

[06] (K) Episkophsh Kypriakoy Typoy

[07] (K) Aystralia - Omogeneia - Ekdhlwseis

[08] (K) Italos Ypoyrgos - Episkech sthn Kypro

[09] (K) Londino - Eisbolh - Ekdhlwseis

[10] (K) Ypoyrgos Amynas - Katoxikos stratos - EF

[11] (K) Ekproswpos - Dhlwseis Erntogan - Ntenktas

[12] (K) KOP - Koytsokoymnhs

[13] (K) Times Synallagmatos enanti Kypriakhs Liras

[14] (K) Deikths Timwn Xrhmatisthrioy

[15] (K) Proedros Boylhs - Kristian Filip

[16] (K) Ekproswpos - Epistolh Proedroy - GG OHE

[17] (K) Xrhmatisthrio - Anodos

[18] (K) Moyseio Larnakas - Lajeytos tafos

[19] (K) Ypoyrgeio Oikonomikwn - Proypologismos - Neo systhma

[20] (K) Pansyndikalistiko Foroym - Proetoimasies

[21] (K) Kazamias - T/k oxhmata - Eleyqeres perioxes - Proionta

[22] (K) Deltio Drasthriothtas Apodhmwn

[23] (K) Proedros Papadopoylos - Kristian Filip

[24] (K) Proedros Boylhs - Agnooymenoi - Pyrga

[25] (K) Qeodosioy - Agnooymenoi - Pyrga

[26] (K) Koyroyph - Agnooymenoi - Pyrga

[27] (K) Lyssaridhs - Agnooymenoi - Pyrga

[28] (K) Pasiardhs - Agnooymenoi - Pyrga

[29] (K) Ekproswpos Ellhnikhs Presbeias - Agnooymenoi - Pyrga

[30] (K) Kazamias - Oxhmata - Foros katanalwshs

[01] (K) Neo Limani Lemesoy - Ploio ths Eirhnhs - Ekdhlwsh

[02] (K) Prwtopapas - Roysopoylos - Dhlwseis Erntogan

Prokalei, prosqese o k. Prwtopapas, th dieqnh koinothta, prokalei ton OHE poy exei xarakthrisei thn toyrkikh epixeirhsh eisbolh kai katoxh sthn Kypro. Ayta den mporei na ginoyn apodekta. Ayta strefontai, se telikh analysh, enantion ths Toyrkias kai enantion ths toyrkokypriakhs

[03] (K) Omogeneia HPA - Ekdhlwseis

[04] (K) Kalifornia - Ekdhlwseis

[05] (K) E/K kai T/K - Diakinhsh 20 Ioylioy

[06] (K) Episkophsh Kypriakoy Typoy

H ''Alhqeia'' me kyrio titlo ''Anti apologias fygomaxei o Proedros'' grafei pws ''anti na apologhqei pros thn antipoliteysh gia thn apreph xeironomia toy, o Proedros Papadopoylos fygomaxei katadeiknyontas pws h en logw energeia toy den htan kaqoloy tyxaia h den egine pote kata poy yposthrizei o Kybernhtikos Ekproswpos kai to AKEL''. Alloy grafei oti se mia kinhsh enocei ths shmerinhs synanthshs toy Symboylioy Oikonomikwn Empeirognwmonwn (SOE) me ton Proedro ths Dhmokratias, o Ypoyrgos Oikonomikwn Markos Kyprianoy ''perase sthn antepiqesh, epixeirwntas na stamathsei en th genesei ths thn prospaqeia toy SOE, na ton episkiasei se o,ti afora thn oikonomikh politikh ths kybernhshs''.

``To Qarros'' ferei ws prwtoselido titlo ``Ta mazeyoyn kai feygoyn oi Attiles'' kai grafei pws kata to teleytaio 24wro yphrje shmantikh kinhtopoihsh toyrkikwn strateymatwn, kyriws barewn ejoplismwn, apo thn perifragmenh perioxh ths Ammoxwstoy pros alles perioxes sta katexomena kai prosqetei pws me proswpikes odhgies toy o T/K hgeths exei epistrateysei ergates entos ths perifragmenhs polhs gia anasthlwsh kai kaqarismo ths perioxhs. Alloy h efhmerida grafei oti h astynomia synelabe xqes E/K, o opoios metefere sto aytokinhto toy kaqodon pros ta katexomena, dyo Toyrkoys epoikoys, poy eixe filojenhsei to prohgoymeno brady stis eleyqeres perioxes. H astynomia synelabe epishs kai toys dyo epoikoys kai toys kathgorei gia paranomh eisodo sth Dhmokratia.

O ''Poliths'' ypo ton titlo ''Peftoyn oi times sta kainoyrgia IX'' grafei oti ''kinhtra gia thn agora kainoyrgiwn kai oxi metaxeirismenwn aytokinhtwn, epixeirei na dwsei to Ypoyrgeio Sygkoinwniwn'' proballontas dhlwseis toy armodioy Ypoyrgoy oti h sxetikh protash sto plaisio ths forologikhs metarryqmishs ypologizetai na efarmostei apo ton prosexh Ianoyario. Epishs sto prwtoselido grafei oti den kanei pisw h kybernhsh kai qa teqei se efarmogh h apofash toy Ypoyrgikoy Symboylioy, opws o ''P'' plhroforeitai, prokeimenoy na katastoyn metaqesimoi kai oi akoloyqoi Typoy poy yphretoyn se presbeies ths Dhmokratias sto ejwteriko.

''H Shmerinh'' exei titlo ''Prwtofanhs epiqesh'' kai anaferetai se ''aisxisto kai qlibero epeisodio epiqeshs kai proklhshs swmatikhs blabhs'' sta katexomena me prwtagwnisth E/K poy epiteqhke kai ktyphse banaysa to syntakth ths efhmeridas Pampo Basila giati eixe thn entypwsh oti ton fwtografise thn wra poy etrwge cari me thn oikogeneia toy sto limanaki ths Keryneias. Alloy epikaleitai plhrofories symfwna me tis opoies oi arxes toy Panepisthmioy Kyproy prosanatolizontai sthn prokhryjh eidikwn qesewn gia toys T/K to Septembrio sta dyo jenoglwssa Tmhmata Filologias twn Agglikwn kai Gallikwn kaqws kai sto Tmhma Toyrkikwn Spoydwn.

``O Fileleyqeros'' me titlo ``Desmeyseis zhta o Anan'' grafei oti o GG toy OHE kata tis synanthseis toy me ton Proedro Papadopoylo kai ton T/K hgeth sth Nea Yorkh to Septembrh kai Oktwbrh, qa zhthsei th desmeysh toys gia symplhrwsh twn kenwn sto sxedio Anan kai dienergeia xwristwn dhmochfismatwn. Alloy grafei pws o k. Ntenktas taxqhke kai pali xqes kata toy sxedioy Anan se omilia toy sthn stratiwtikh parelash sta katexomena gia toys ``eortasmoys'' gia thn epeteio ths toyrkikhs eisbolhs. Grafei epishs pws poly mikroteros apo o,ti synhqws htan o ariqmos twn E/K poy metebhsan xqes sta katexomena, afoy mexri tis 5.30 mm perasan mono 559.

[07] (K) Aystralia - Omogeneia - Ekdhlwseis

[08] (K) Italos Ypoyrgos - Episkech sthn Kypro

[09] (K) Londino - Eisbolh - Ekdhlwseis

[10] (K) Ypoyrgos Amynas - Katoxikos stratos - EF

[11] (K) Ekproswpos - Dhlwseis Erntogan - Ntenktas

Prosqese pws ''h dieqnhs koinothta ofeilei na labei sobara ypoch tis dhlwseis kyriws ek meroys ths katoxikhs dynamhs, ths Toyrkias, kai na askhsei pieseis pros thn kateyqynsh allaghs ayths ths stashs ean pragmati epiqymoyme epanenarjh diapragmateysewn sth bash toy sxedioy Anan gia prowqhsh lyshs toy kypriakoy problhmatos''.

[12] (K) KOP - Koytsokoymnhs

[13] (K) Times Synallagmatos enanti Kypriakhs Liras

Epishmes Times Synallagmatos enanti ths Kypriakhs Liras
gia prajeis ameshs paradoshs
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Kata th synedriash kaqorismoy timwn synallagmatos stis 21/7/2003
diamorfwqhkan oi pio katw isotimies gia prajeis ameshs paradoshs, poy
oi trapezes einai ypoxrees na efarmosoyn stis synallages me ajia
megalyterh twn LK 12.000 an toyto exei symfwnhqei ek twn proterwn me
ton pelath:

Thlegrafika Embasmata
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EYRW                             1,6976            1,7077
Dolario HPA                      1,9164            1,9278
Lira Agglias                     1,2073            1,2145
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Deltio Endeiktikwn Timwn Synallagmatos
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Thlegrafika Embasmata
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Pwlhsh          Agora
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GEN Iapwnias                     226,8791        228,6941
Dolario Aystralias                 2,9556          2,9792
Dolario Kanada                     2,6955          2,7170
Korwna Danias                     12,6126         12,7135
Korwna Norbhgias                  14,2081         14,3217
Korwna Soyhdias                   15,7421         15,8680
Fragko Elbetias                    2,6096          2,6304

[14] (K) Deikths Timwn Xrhmatisthrioy

O Deikths Timwn Metoxwn toy Xrhmatisthrioy Ajiwn Kyproy
diamorfwqhke sth shmerinh xrhmatisthriakh synanthsh ws akoloyqws:

Genikos Deikths XAK                            85,56 ( 0,60)

Synoliko Poso Synallagwn      £    527.145

Deikths FTSE/CYSE 20          £    390.009    353,45  ( 0,59)
FTSE Med 100 **                             5.603,90  ( 0,69)

Deiktes Timwn Ana Klado
Trapezikoi Organismoi         £    319.541    102,85  ( 0,99)
Egkekrimenoi Ependytikoi
Organismoi                £      8.129     73,86  ( 0,59)
Asfalistikoi Organismoi       £      3.395     14,66  ( 3,02)
Biomhxanikes Etaireies        £     13.323     54,67  (-0,55)
Toyristikes Epixeirhseis      £      1.063     85,19  (-0,37)
Emporikes Etaireies           £     17.428     18,24  ( 0,39)
Et. Oikodomhsimwn Ylwn        £      9.036     69,15  ( 1,98)
Et. Plhroforikhs              £      2.796      2,69  ( 0,75)
Et. Xrhmatooikonomikwn Yphr.  £      9.838     13,38  (-1,33)
Et. Ixqyoparagwghs & Emporias
cariwn                    £        136     11,83  (-1,42)
Jenodoxeia                    £     10.685     39,44  (-0,15)
Alles Etaireies               £     63.261     77,02  ( 0,29)

* H trith sthlh paroysiazei thn posostiaia metabolh toy

[15] (K) Proedros Boylhs - Kristian Filip

[16] (K) Ekproswpos - Epistolh Proedroy - GG OHE

[17] (K) Xrhmatisthrio - Anodos

[18] (K) Moyseio Larnakas - Lajeytos tafos

[19] (K) Ypoyrgeio Oikonomikwn - Proypologismos - Neo systhma

To neo logismiko systhma, me to opoio qa etoimastei o kratikos proypologismos gia to 2004, qa epitrepei thn aplopoihsh kai thn aytomatopoihsh twn diadikasiwn me ofelh thn ayjhsh ths paragwgikothtas, thn anabaqmish twn parexomenwn yphresiwn, tis ejoikonomhseis, alla kai to shmantikotero, kata ton Ypoyrgo Oikonomikwn Marko Kyprianoy, den qa dinei th dynatothta ths yperbashs kondyliwn twn diaforwn Ypoyrgeiwn.

Opws anefere se syntomh omilia toy sthn teleth paroysiashs o k. Kyprianoy, to systhma, to opoio paroysiasthke shmera enwpion ths Koinoboyleytikhs Epitrophs Oikonomikwn kai qa teqei enwpion toy Ypoyrgikoy Symboylioy thn erxomenh Pempth, qa ylopoihqei se dyo faseis, enw ta shmeia poy aforoyn thn Epitroph Oikonomikwn qa mpoyn se efarmogh apo thn 1h Ianoyarioy 2004.

[20] (K) Pansyndikalistiko Foroym - Proetoimasies

[21] (K) Kazamias - T/k oxhmata - Eleyqeres perioxes - Proionta

[22] (K) Deltio Drasthriothtas Apodhmwn

O Ypatos Armosths ths Kyproy sthn Aystralia k. Swtos Liasidhs htan o kyrios omilhths stis antikatoxikes ekdhlwseis twn kypriakwn koinothtwn ths Melboyrnhs kai toy Sidnei poy pragmatopoihqhkan stis 19-20 Ioylioy me thn aformh thn epeteio ths toyrkikhs eisbolhs.

O k. Liasidhs pareyreqhke kai milhse se antikatoxikh ekdhlwsh sth Melboyrnh, kata thn opoia dhmioyrghqhke anqrwpinh alysida ejw apo thn topikh Boylh ths Biktorias, enw sto Sidnei pareyreqhke sthn epimnhmosynh dehsh sto Nao toy Eyaggelismoy ths Qeotokoy, kateqese stefani sto mnhmeio toy Agnwstoy Stratiwth, symmeteixe se poreia diamartyrias apo kentrikoys dromoys ths polhs kai milhse se pallaikh sygkentrwsh sto oikhma ths kypriakhs koinothtas sto Stanmor.

Stis en logw ekdhlwseis pareyreqhkan antiproswpoi twn topikwn kybernhsewn kai ths omospondiakhs kybernhshs, melh ths antipoliteyshs, kai antiproswpoi twn ypoyrgeiwn polypolitismikwn ypoqesewn kai metanasteyshs.

Stis ekdhlwseis twn dyo megalwn polewn (Melboyrnh kai Sidnei) anagnwsthke mhnyma toy Prwqypoyrgoy ths xwras k. John Howard, sto opoio ypogrammizei th dynath kai staqerh yposthrijh ths xwras toy, sthn akeraiothta kai kyriarxia ths Kypriakhs Dhmokratias, thn opoia xarakthrizei ws th monh nomimh Arxh poy h kybernhsh toy anagnwrizei. O k. Howard anaferei epishs sthn prosfath epikyrwsh apo th Boylh ths Kyproy, ths Synqhkhs Prosxwrhshs sthn Eyrwpaikh Enwsh. Epiprosqeta, kalei tis dyo pleyres na proboyn se tolmhres apofaseis, oi opoies einai anagkaies gia thn ekbash mias dikaihs dieyqethshs poy qa ikanopoiei kai tis dyo koinothtes sthn Kypro.

O Symboylos Typoy k. Andreas Kneknas symmeteixe, ek meroys ths Armosteias, sto qrhskeytiko mnhmosyno poy pragmatopoihqhke sthn Kampera, sto opoio pareyreqhke, o epikefalhs ths topikhs kybernhshs, Chief Minister k. Jon Stanhope, o epikefalhs ths antipoliteyshs ths topikhs kybernhshs, antiproswpos toy omospondiakoy ypoyrgeioy metanasteyshs kai o epitetrammenos ths Ellhnikhs Presbeias. O k. Stanhope ejedwse anakoinwsh Typoy, sthn opoia katadikazei thn toyrkikh eisbolh sthn Kypro.

Sth Melboyrnh oi ekdhlwseis poy organwse h Syntonistikh Epitroph Kypriakoy Agwna (SEKA) koryfwqhkan me thn kaqierwmenh poreia poy pragmatopoihqhke sto kentro ths polhs kai katelhje ejw apo to politeiako koinoboylio. Akoloyqhse ekdhlwsh sthn Kypriakh Koinothta kaqws kai synaylia me th symmetoxh omogenwn kallitexnwn.

Ejalloy, antikatoxikes ekdhlwseis pragmatopoihqhkan kai se oles tis alles politeies ths xwras, stis opoies apestalh sxetiko mhnyma toy Ypatoy Armosth, sthn ellhnikh kai agglikh glwssa.

O PRESBHS THS KYPROY STH GERMANIA PARESTH SE MNHMOSYNO TWN PESONTWN KATA TO PRAJIKOPHMA KAI THN TOYRKIKH EISBOLH

O Presbhs ths Kyproy sth Germania k. Xrhstos N. Cilogenhs paresth xqes sto mnhmosyno twn pesontwn kata to prajikophma kai thn toyrkikh eisbolh poy telesthke ston Iero Nao Analhcews toy Swthros sto Berolino.

Ston epimnhmosyno logo toy, o k. Cilogenhs xarakthrise tis mazikes kinhtopoihseis twn Toyrkokypriwn sympatriwtwn mas gia thn epanenwsh toy nhsioy enqarryntikes, shmeiwnontas, wstoso, oti ``h ejoysia sthn Toyrkia kai sta katexomena brisketai akoma ypo ton elegxo twn stratokratwn ths Agkyras''. ``As parameinoyme loipon stis epaljeis, me th fronhsh poy epiballoyn oi odynhres peristaseis kai me thn omocyxia poy epitassoyn oi kairoi xalepoi kai dyskoloi'', prosqese.

Toy mnhmosynoy proesth o episkopos Pamfiloy Xrysostomos kai paresthsan o Epitetrammenos ths Elladas k. Lazaros Nanos, presbeiwn, ekproswpoi Swmateiwn kai organwsewn kai plhqos kosmoy.

AHI Conference on Capitol Hill on U.S. Relations with Turkey: The New Realities in the Post-Iraq War Era.

WASHINGTON, DC More than 100 people attended the AHI Capitol Hill Conference on July 8, 2003 on U.S. Relations with Turkey: The New Realities in the Post- Iraq War Era. The conference, held at the Rayburn House Office Building, hosted members of the U.S. Congress and prominent members of the foreign policy and journalism fields. All speakers highlighted the critical point that U.S. Turkey relations have reached after the Iraq War. They urged the United States to take into consideration Turkeys refusal to help the U.S. in the Iraq War and to change its policy towards Turkey.

The keynote speaker of the conference was Christopher Hitchens, world renowned columnist, speaker and author of many best seller books. The other speakers at the morning session were: Dr. John Eibner, Director of Human Rights, Christian Solidarity International, Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of America, and Kani Xulam, Director of the American Kurdish Information Network. The chairman and moderator was Gene Rossides, general counsel of the American Hellenic Institute.

The luncheon speaker was Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President, Defense and Foreign Policy Studies of the Cato Institute, and author of several books on foreign policy.

The afternoon session was highlighted by the presence of the following members of the US Congress: Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ), Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, (R-FL) and Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA). The other afternoon speakers were: Nikolas Gvosdev, Editor of the on-line journal In the National Interest, Nicholas G. Karambelas, Esq., Partner of Sfikas & Karambelas, LLP and Gene Rossides, AHI general counsel. The afternoon session was chaired by Nicholas Chimicles, Esq., Chairman of the AHI Public Affairs Committee.

In his keynote address, Mr. Christopher Hitchens referred to the Turkish occupation of the northern part of Cyprus and stressed that the partition of the island violates a cornerstone of the European values, which is the freedom of movement. Mr. Hitchens made a clear distinction between the will of the Turkish Cypriot people and its leader, Mr Denktash who has probably more blood of Turkish Cypriots in his hands than he has of Greeks.

In referring to the recent civil unrest in the occupied part of the island, he stressed that the Turkish Cypriots demonstrated that we want to be Europeans, we want to share our lives with our Greek Cypriot brothers and sisters. Mr. Hitchens, referred to the historical background of the Turkey-orchestrated Cypriot, Kurdish and Armenian tragedies and stressed that the Turkish government always seeks a separate deal to exempt itself from its obligations. Along these lines he referred to the Turkish behavior during the Iraq War, its unilateral military action in Northern Iraq and the detention of Turkish soldiers by U.S. troops in the region. Based on all the above, Mr. Hitchens described U.S.-Turkish relations to be in a quite critical turning point after the Iraq War.

With regard to the Turkish accession to the European Union he named the resolution of the Cyprus issue and the recognition of the rights of the Kurdish people as necessary preconditions for any negotiations to take place.

Dr. John Eibner approached Turkey from a human rights perspective and highlighted the legacy of intolerance of the Turkish State. He referred to the failure of successive administrations to acknowledge and commemorate appropriately the first major genocide of the 20th century the Armenian Genocide. He asked, Can it be denied that Turkey is the leading ethnic cleanser of the 20th century?

He clarified the historical misconceptions regarding the Ottoman Empire and its successor, the modern Turkish State, by stressing that secularism and democracy in Turkey are overstated. He particularly stressed that the Ottoman Empire was no western style constitutional democracy, neither is its modern Turkish state. He urged Turkey to support democracy not according to sharia (the Islamic Law) but to show true commitment to democracy. He also stated that the U.S. should end its campaign for Turkeys accession to the European Union until there is a full and complete democracy in Turkey.

Aram Hamparian presented the new perspective in U.S.-Armenian relations under the light of the deterioration of U.S.-Turkish relations since the Iraq War. By quoting statements of members of the U.S. Congress, foreign policy makers, and Pentagon officials Mr Hamparian noted the significant downgrading of Turkey from an indispensable ally to simply an important friend in the region. Mr. Hamparian, expressed the view that the Turkish Government will come to understand this new reality and that both sides in the U.S. Turkish relationship will recognize that fifty years of essentially unconditional support for the Turkish government actually undermined reformers within Turkey and stunted real progress toward democracy and human rights.

Kani Xulam vividly depicted the tragedy of the Kurdish people living in Turkey and called for the principles of self-dignity and respect of their freedom.

Luncheon speaker Ted Galen Carpenter stressed the broadening differences between the U.S. and Turkey and noted the estrangement of U.S.-Turkish relations. What has happened in the past is that Turkey has simply pursued its own national interest and done so very vigorously. Sometimes these interests overlap with American interest and when they did there was a level of cooperation. But when Turkish national interest as perceived by the governing national elite differed from American interest, Turkey was never shy about pursuing an independent course and thats very simply what we saw with regard to Iraq.

Mr. Carpenter identified four areas where US-Turkish interests clash, namely the future of the Kurds in Iraq, their approach toward Iran, the growing anti-U.S. sentiment of Turkish public opinion and the inevitable U.S.-Turkish clash within the context of the growing gap of the transatlantic relations. He concluded that for all of the reasons the estrangement that has developed between the U.S. and Turkey after the Iraq War is not likely to go away. The reality is that U.S. and Turkish interests overlap only sometimes the current estrangement has simply brought that reality forward.

Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ) enumerated three major misconceptions about Turkey that haunt U.S. foreign policy. He first attacked the misconception that Turkey can always be counted on to be a strong military ally to the United States, by commenting on Turkeys negative role to the Iraq War. He stressed: I certainly understand the sentiment within Turkey against the war in Iraq but I also understand that if the argument is that Turkey is a solely dependable and exclusively dependable ally of the United States- thats just not true.

The second misconception that Rep. Andrews demystified was that Turkey is a stabilizing force in the region and that it should be a model for the reconstruction of Iraq. Rep. Andrews underscored the non-democratic nature of the Turkish regime and named Turkey a human rights violator almost without parallel in that area of the world.

With regard to the reconstruction of Iraq he stated that if we were to hold up a model of a functioning Islamic democracy, Ankara is the wrong place to look. With regard to the tragedies of the Cypriot, the Kurdish and the Armenian peoples caused by the Turkish Government, Mr. Andrews stated: I do not believe that U.S. policy should overlook the intransigence and difficulties caused by that [Turkish] government.

Finally, he urged the U.S. to support the Turkish accession to the EU only on the basis of certain conditions: that Turkey becomes a positive factor in the resolution of the Cyprus dispute within the framework set forth by the United Nations; number two, that Turkey ceases any type of economic or military hostilities toward its neighbors in Armenia; number three; that Turkey recognizes its role in the war against terrorism, which means two things: cooperation with the U.S. and our allies in the extradition and pursuit of terrorists. It also means the recognition of human rights within your own country, toward the Kurds, toward the other citizens of Turkey; and number four it means a continuing warming of relationship to Greece.

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) highlighted the importance of U.S. Greece relationship and the key role that the latter plays for the U.S. foreign policy and the stability in the Southeastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. With regard to Cyprus Rep Ros-Lehtinen stressed that it is in our interest to see the emergence of a new, vibrant, unified Cyprus and directly accused Denktash who continues his intransigent policiesall with Turkish support and with the presence of a Turkish occupation force of some 35,000 troops. Mrs. Lehtinen put full responsibility on Turkey for the failure of the Cyprus talks and called on Turkey to end its illegal occupation of the island for once and for all. Rep. Ros-Lehtinen reaffirmed her determination to continue to work closely with the Greek American community and to work towards ending the occupation and for the reunification of Cyprus.

At the afternoon session, Nikolas Gvosdev depicted the changing environment in the geopolitical chessboard in Eurasia and highlighted the changing nature of Turkeys geostrategic significance: it is no longer a front-line state versus the Warsaw Pact and is no longer needed as a staging area for Iraqi containment. It is one option among several for the projection of U.S. power in the Near East, Southwest Asia and the Black Sea Basin.

Mr Gvosdev also traced the limited utility of Turkey as a model for post-communist and Muslim states as well as its diminishing role as the energy hub for the resources of the Caspian and Central Asia.

He finally stressed that U.S. policy has been contradictory to Turkey but predicted that after Turkeys refusal to allow U.S. troops to use its bases in the Iraq War, there will be a re-evaluation of U.S.-Turkish relations. Turkey is running out of the credit it had from the Cold War, and cannot indefinitely use that to sustain its position with the United States.

Nick Karambelas provided the legal perspective of the Annan plan, and clarified key issues of the Cyprus problem, such as property rights and decision-making on the federal level. Mr. Karambelas highlighted the potential dead-ends that the Annan plan might lead to if it does not take into consideration the historical particularities and the demography factor in the island.

Mr. Karambelas highlighted the outcomes of the European Union jurisdiction on the island. The Turkish Cypriot rights are not going to be protected by being in a separate state that perpetuates the partition of the island; they are not going to be protected by being dependent on Turkey; they are going to be protected by being full EU citizens.

Mr. Karambelas also highlighted the issue of the property rights of the Greek and Turkish Cypriots as a sinister point in the Annan formula that is in opposition to the European Community law.

Gene Rossides discussed The Need to Change the Flawed U.S. Policy Towards Turkey of double standards and appeasement on the rule of law and human rights. He enumerated three new realities that should define the U.S.- Turkey relations. Mr. Rossides highlighted the significant decrease of Turkish importance in the region, because of: (1) its unreliability as a strategic ally by refusing the use of its bases by U.S. troops to open a northern front against Iraq; (2) the fact that we were able to open the northern front and defeat Saddam Hussein without Turkey demonstrated the minimal strategic value of Turkey for U.S. interests in the region; and (3) its legacy as an extortionist state in which one senior administration official called Turkeys efforts to get more aid as extortion in the name of the alliance.

Based on these arguments, Mr. Rossides stressed the harmful effects to U.S. interests of the policy of double standards for Turkey on the rule of law and human rights.

Mr. Rossides then addressed the question of what should U.S. relations with Turkey be in the post-Iraq era and set forth a number of points to be taken into account. He concluded with a list of specific actions the U.S. should take regarding Turkey including a halt in all military aid and putting conditions on any economic aid to Turkey.

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), voiced out his strong opposition to giving aid to Turkey. He criticized Turkey for its non-democratic regime and addressed its military aggression to its neighbors. With regard to Cyprus he directly accused Turkey for the illegal occupation of the island and stressed: All the people in Cyprus, including the Turkish Cypriots want to see a Cyprus that is part of the EU, that has a bi-zonal federation and has the sovereignty of Cyprus restored. Instead you have a Turkish general staff and a puppet named Denktash holding that up. Rep. Sherman concluded his speech by reaffirming his strong commitment to continue working with the Greek American community in order to have unity restored in Cyprus, to have a U.S. foreign policy that matches our values and to try to save the civilian dollars that do not need to be spent.

[23] (K) Proedros Papadopoylos - Kristian Filip

[24] (K) Proedros Boylhs - Agnooymenoi - Pyrga

[25] (K) Qeodosioy - Agnooymenoi - Pyrga

Milwntas sthn ekdhlwsh gia toys agnooymenoys sta plaisia ths ''Hmeras Qymhshs Agnooymenwn'', poy diorganwnetai sta Pyrga, o k. Qeodosioy anefere oti edw kai polla xronia h Epitroph prospaqei na apofygei ton entafiasmo toy qematos twn agnooymenwn.

[26] (K) Koyroyph - Agnooymenoi - Pyrga

[27] (K) Lyssaridhs - Agnooymenoi - Pyrga

[28] (K) Pasiardhs - Agnooymenoi - Pyrga

[29] (K) Ekproswpos Ellhnikhs Presbeias - Agnooymenoi - Pyrga

[30] (K) Kazamias - Oxhmata - Foros katanalwshs

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