Archbishop decries federal solution to Cyprob as ‘national euthanasia’

Archbishop Georgios warned against any settlement of the Cyprus problem that he says would threaten the “future of Hellenism on the island”, provocatively describing certain proposals as amounting to “national euthanasia”.

In his Christmas circular, the primate said the Greek Cypriot side must make clear it will not accept a settlement that undermines its survival.

He rejected a bizonal bicommunal federation or a two-state arrangement, arguing that such models fail to safeguard...