Former Non-Aligned legend, Cyprus, also calls for Kadhafi era to End in Libya

Even one of the Historic legends throughout the World-wide former Non-Aligned Movement :  Cyprus, joined the growing number of Countries which have called upon controversial Libyan colonel Gaddafi to drop power and get out of the way of efforts to leave Libyan People free to choose its Future :

- "The Kadhafi Regime must End, and the Sovereign Libyan People, to determine the Fate of its Country with Democratic means", declared Cyprus' President, Dimitris Christofias, after meeting in Paris with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, speaking to Journalists at Elysee palace, including "EuroFora".

 - "We have Common Positions .. for Libya", Christofias stressed about the President of "France, ... a UNO Security Council's Permanent Member, (and) a Country which plays a Crucial (Decisive) Role on EU issues and of the Mediterranean area", as he said on this occasion.

-  "We examined together (with Sarkozy); also, the (overall) situation in our Neighborhood, and (in particular) on Northern African Countries", added Chistofias, who has been, nevertheless, a long-time leader of the former Communist (currently Socialist/Leftist) Party in Cyprus, often visiting Venezuela's President Chavez and even Cuba's President Castro....

By the Timing of his position on this matter, he followed closely the spectacular change of stance by Russia    , (the country in which Christofias has studied), whose President, Dmitri Medvedev, explicitly called for controversial Libyan colonel Kadhafi to go, at the conclusion of the latest, 2011 "G-8" Heads of State/Government Summit in Deauville (France : See relevant "EuroFora"s NewsReport from that G8 Summit in Deauville).            

 

His party, AKEL, had traditionaly supported, most of the time, the Historic 1st President of Cyprus, Orthodox Christian Archibishop Makarios, (1960-1976), who headed the island's Independence from British Colonialism, (which had earlier exiled him at Seychelles), and had become one of the World-wide famous leaders of the former "Non Aligned" Movement inside the UNO.                  
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+ "The same is also valid for ... the need to Stop the Violence in Syria, and to make Profound Democratic Reforms", Christofias went on to add, at this same occasion about one of the closest Neighbouring Countries of the South-Eastern Mediteranean island.

But he obviously fell short, on this 2nd point, from advancing as far as the main Critics of the controversial Syrian regime of Bashar Assad, (f.ex. USA, France, the UK, etc), as well as its own People, growing parts of which currently struggle to change oust Assad and change his regime, which has already killed more than 2 Thousand Victims and arrrested Tens of Thousands of People...  

Comparatively, even Turkey, who has notoriously profited from controversial Bashar Assad's openly pro-Turkish stance (to the point to make .. Propaganda in favor of Turkey's unpopular EU bid even in front of Sarkozy, during a Press Conference at ELysée palace on the sidelines of the "Union for Mediterranean" Summit of Heads of State/Government back on 2008 in Paris : Comp. "EuroFora" co-Founder's NewsReports from that event), has recently softened its stance on Syria, hypocritically joining now those who simply ask for so-called "Democratic Changes" in Syria, (already promised by Bashar Assad himself), but without daring raise the issue of an International, UNO-sponsored, Action...

Christofias is, indeed, currently contested strongly by his own People in Cyprus, (See relevant "EuroFora"s NewsReport), mainly for playing doubtfull games with Turkey and Syria, particularly after a recent, Deadly and Destructive Explosion in Naval Base "Florakis", which killed the Head of Cyprus' Naval Force, and heaviily damaged its biggest Electricity producing Power Plant, when fire appeared on Amunitions confiscated, according to UN Law and after USA and EU insistance, on a Ship carrying a suspicious payload from Iran and destinated to Syria, that he was reportedly obliged to seize, after strong USA, Russia, a.o's protests.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Accused to have kept that Iranian Ship payload, which contained Munitions, in Cyprus for .. 3 Years (2009-2011), apparently hoping that it would be transfered back to Iran or given to Syria, Christofias is now held responsible by a Majoriy of Cypriot People, for the Deadly and Destructive Explosion which was privoked on July 11, and many calls to Resign have been launched both by protestors and various political parties' Heads..

Whoever might, eventually, succeed to Christofias as New President of Cyprus, would certainly be much more Critical on the Syrian regime of Mr. Bashar Assad...