The workers of Turkey, Greece and Cyprus have nothing to gain by the latest escalation of the dispute in the Mediterranean over Exclusive Economic Zones. On the contrary, we all have much to lose if this becomes a military confrontation.

Οι εργάτες στην Τουρκία, την Ελλάδα και την Κύπρο δεν έχουν τίποτε να κερδίσουν από τη νέα κλιμάκωση της διαμάχης στη Μεσόγειο για τις Αποκλειστικές Οικονομικές Ζώνες. Αντίθετα, έχουν πολλά να χάσουν αν η διαμάχη εξελιχθεί σε στρατιωτική αναμέτρηση.

Dinos Agiomamitis speech at the conference "The Left and the Cyprus Issue 2019"

Many supporters of a solution to the Cyprus problem through a negotiated and agreed settlement believed that Anastasiadis who led the Yes platform in the 2004 referendum would be the one to succeed. Especially after the election of Akıncı who was also a staunch supporter of this perspective.