The executive director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council., Andy Zemenides recently wrote about the situation on Cyprus, with the northern part so many decades under the yoke of Turkish occupation and oppression.The opinion piece published in ekathimerini has been forwarded to us and we reprint it here with the utmost respect for the writer, fellow journalists, and our readers.

The possibility of not having exploratory contacts with Turkey next week was left open by the government spokesman against the background of the Turkish challenges for the islands and the casus belli.

The Turks in the Aegean are facing extreme challenges in order to irritate the Air Force and the Greek air defense in general.