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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 42

Supporting a resolution to the long-standing dispute regarding Cyprus.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 16, 1995

Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. PORTER, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. SMITH of New

Jersey, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. GEKAS, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr.

PALLONE, and Mr. FORBES) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Supporting a resolution to the long-standing dispute

regarding Cyprus.

Whereas the long-standing dispute regarding Cyprus remains

unresolved;

Whereas the military occupation by Turkey of a large part

of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus has continued

for over 20 years;

Whereas the status quo on Cyprus remains unacceptable;

Whereas the United States attaches great importance to a

just and peaceful resolution of the dispute regarding

Cyprus;

Whereas the United Nations and the United States are using

their good offices to resolve such dispute;
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Whereas on January 5, 1995, President Clinton appointed a

Special Presidential Emissary for Cyprus;

Whereas the United Nations has adopted numerous resolutions that set forth the basis of a solution for the dispute

regarding Cyprus;

Whereas paragraph (2) of United Nations Security Council

Resolution 939 of July 29, 1994, reaffirms that a solution must be based on a State of Cyprus with a single

sovereignty and international personality, and a single

citizenship, with its independence and territorial integrity

safeguarded, and comprising two politically equal communities in a bizonal and bicommunal federation, and that

such a settlement must exclude union in whole or in part

with any other country or any form of partition or secession;

Whereas the United Nations Secretary General has described

the occupied part of Cyprus as one of the most highly

militarized areas in the world;

Whereas the continued overwhelming presence of more than

30,000 Turkish troops on Cyprus hampers the search

for a freely negotiated solution to the dispute regarding

Cyprus;

Whereas the United Nations and the United States have

called for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from the

territory of the Republic of Cyprus; and

Whereas comprehensive plans for the demilitarization of the

Republic of Cyprus have been proposed: Now, therefore,

be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That the Congress—
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1 (1) reaffirms that the status quo on Cyprus is

2 unacceptable;

3 (2) welcomes the appointment of a Special

4 Presidential Emissary for Cyprus;

5 (3) expresses its continued strong support for

6 efforts by the United Nations Secretary General and

7 the United States Government to help resolve the

8 Cyprus problem in a just and viable manner at the

9 earliest possible time;

10 (4) insists that all parties to the dispute regard11 ing Cyprus agree to seek a solution based upon the

12 relevant United Nations resolutions, including para13 graph (2) of United Nations Security Council Reso14 lution 939 of July 29, 1994;

15 (5) reaffirms the position that all foreign troops

16 should be withdrawn from the territory of the Re17 public of Cyprus;

18 (6) considers that demilitarization of the Re19 public of Cyprus would meet the security concerns of

20 all parties involved, would enhance prospects for a

21 peaceful and lasting resolution of the dispute regard22 ing Cyprus, would benefit all of the people of Cy23 prus, and merits international support; and

24 (7) encourages the United Nations Security

25 Council and the United States Government to con-
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1 sider alternative approaches to promote a resolution

2 of the long-standing dispute regarding Cyprus based

3 upon relevant Security Council resolutions, including

4 incentives to encourage progress in negotiations or

5 effective measures against any recalcitrant party.

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