Much consequeace has been drarn by some observers, and by the Greek ClTrriotconrmunity, from the fact that nunerous states have recognrzed the Gr€ek cypriotr6gine as tbe sote governrnent of cl?rus. Arthough certain ninrmal criteria ofstatehood are reguired by customary interaational 1at., the recoglitlon ofgovernments is, Dotre the less, an act. of a! inherently polittcai, rather thatrlegal, character. yl The rnere fact of international recognitioa, no matter hoI,rridesPread, ca.lnot excuse or coafer legititnacy upor the violatiotrs of both donesticconstitutlonar' lax and i'ternatr.onal tieaty rir through $hrch the creek clErriotr6girne uaurped tho uane as uerL as tbe govlrnment of tbe .,Republtc of crzprus.,.Partlcularly since lt aever erercLsed sovereigaty over the rbols island. Ig./ rn a'y €ve!t, the most that can be said rs that the int.rnatronal conmunityhas not witrrdrawn its recognition of the nepublic of crrprus establi'hed in 1960,The recognition of a governmelt cannot automatrcally carry *,ith it the r€coglitionof alr future governnenta of that state. 1g,/ The Gieek c|1rriot rdgirne has assumedthe tltre "Republic of clr)rus" but abandoned the substance. sinc6 that time, nostate has affirnatively recognized a ',Greek Republic of Crtrrus,, based o! theamended con6titutio!. All they have done ls ciatlnue to li."t Cyprus as a singlestate. 9lh€n tbs subject of stat€hood, rather tha! recognition, ls exanirett, it isaPParent that th6 territory coatror.led by the Turkisti cyprtot gorr.ro*.ot t" "t present no less eligible for stat€hood than rts Greek cfiriot iounterpart. thetra'litional indicia recogaiaed by custonary international 1aw for tlr€ existeace ofa state arer a permanent population, a relsonably well_deflned terrLtory, aneffective government, and indepeaderce fron foreign contror of atecisioa-making,particularly regarttrag rerations ',rth other states. 2ql ,'Atr .ltity that satrsfiesA/44/961 S/2l420 English Page1 Republic ofCyprus" andreaffirmed that"theirfinalobjective istounitewiththe GreekCypriot community withintheframework ofabiregional federation." 14/This exactly describes theformofthefederal systemtowardwhichtheleaders ofthe twocommunities. meeting undertheauspices oftheSecretary-General oftheUnited Nations. subsequently agreedtonegotiate intheirFourGuidelines of 12February 1917.15/ Similarly. thelong-delayed decision oftheTurkish Cypriot Community in1983 todeclareitselftheindependent Turkish Republic ofNorthern Cypruscannotlessen therightstoself-determination thattheTurkish Cypriot peopleshareequally with theGreekCypriot people. Formorethan20yearstheTurkish Cypriot community has negotiated ingoodfaithwithrepresentatives oftheGreekCypriot community to cometoalasting political solution totheirisland's troubles. Thefactthatthe Turkish Cypriots restrained themselves for20yearsfromproclaiming aseparate
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic document or a scholarly paper discussing the recognition of the Greek Cypriot government and the status of the Turkish Cypriot community. It mentions international law, sovereignty, and the right to self-determination, indicating that the topic is related to international relations, politics, and governance. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, which are common themes in the categories related to economic development, natural resources and environment, and industry.

**Category**
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