Desmond Tutu, Lakhdar Brahimi and Jimmy Carter visited Cyprus from 8-10 December 2009. During their visit the three Elders met with the Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias and the Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat. They also held a public meeting to discuss issues of trust and truth-seeking in divided societies.
Unifying the island is not the right decision, Keeping the peace is the right decision...
The reason for the war and inter-communal violence, Is that Turkey refused to accept Cyprus "independence", Claiming that since the British took the island on loan from the Ottomans that it still belonged to the Turks, despite the fact only a small minority of the islands population "identified themselves" as Turkish...
I am descendant of Rumlars I have good reason to distrust the Turkish establishment
Obasiliasfilosofos 1 year ago
great video :)
i wonder how this group, the elders, will change with time. how will it look like in 30 years?
kurtilein3 2 years ago