Cyprus’s diaspora: the force that never stops fighting

This week, of all weeks, as the Cyprus problem lurches through fresh turmoil, the World Congress of Cypriots Abroad opens and closes. It remains the single most important gathering between the Republic of Cyprus and its organised diaspora.

This is the summit where the year’s work gets weighed up, and where the bond between homeland and expatriate community grows tighter still. Gatherings like this exist to showcase cooperation, to keep the ties to the motherland alive, and to push national...