H. Res. 405 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

October 9, 2007. 

Whereas, in recognition that any future efforts for a solution 

of the Cyprus problem need to be carefully prepared, 

President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos 

and former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi 

Annan met on February 28, 2006, in Paris, and reiterated that, ‘‘the resumption of the negotiating process 

within the framework of the Secretary General’s Good 

Offices must be timely and based on careful preparation’’; 

Whereas on July 8, 2006, President Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, agreed, under the 

auspices of United Nations Under Secretary-General 

Ibrahim Gambari, to a set of principles to begin a process of bi-communal discussions; 

Whereas the set of principles agreed to are— 

(1) commitment to the unification of Cyprus based 

on a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation and political equality, as set out in the relevant United Nations Security 

Council resolutions; 

(2) recognition of the fact that the status quo is unacceptable and that its prolongation would have negative 

consequences for the Turkish and Greek Cypriots; 
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(3) commitment to the proposition that a comprehensive settlement is both desirable and possible, and 

should not be further delayed; 

(4) agreement to begin a process immediately, involving bi-communal discussion of issues that affect the 

day-to-day life of the people and concurrently those that 

concern substantive issues, both of which will contribute 

to a comprehensive settlement; and 

(5) commitment to ensure that the ‘‘right atmosphere’’ prevails for this process to be successful; in that 

connection, confidence-building measures are essential, 

both in terms of improving the atmosphere and improving the life of all Turkish and Greek Cypriots; and also 

in that connection, an end must be put to the so-called 

‘‘blame game’’; 

Whereas, according to the agreement, technical committees 

and working groups would be set up to examine and discuss issues that affect day-to-day life of the people of Cyprus and concurrently those that concern substantive 

issues, thus contributing to a comprehensive settlement 

of the Cyprus problem; 

Whereas on March 27, 2007, the United Nations Security 

Council in a statement on Cyprus indicated that, ‘‘the 

members of the Security Council urge both communities 

to work with the United Nations to implement the 8 July 

2006 agreement, in particular through the immediate 

creation of bi-communal working groups and technical 

committees in order to prepare the ground for fullfledged negotiations leading to a comprehensive and durable settlement’’; 

Whereas the United States has long supported fostering the 

reunification of Cyprus within a bi-zonal, bi-communal 
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federation, and within a process that is led by the United 

Nations, thereby consistent with the intended aim of the 

July 8, 2006, agreement, and as set out in the relevant 

United Nations Security Council resolutions; 

Whereas several meetings have been held between the Greek 

and Turkish Cypriot members of the coordination committee, consulting on the implementation of the July 8, 

2006, agreement, but no technical committees or working 

groups have been set up; 

Whereas on June 15, 2007, the United Nations Security 

Council adopted Resolution 1758 which ‘‘expresses full 

support for the July 8, 2006 process, notes with concern 

the lack of progress, and calls upon all parties to immediately engage constructively with the United Nations efforts, as described in Under Secretary General Gambari’s 

letter of 15 November 2006, to demonstrate measurable 

progress in order to allow fully fledged negotiations to 

begin’’; and 

Whereas on September 5, 2007, President Papadopoulos and 

Mr. Talat ‘‘agreed on the need for the earliest start of 

the [Gambari] process’’ and to ‘‘continue their contact 

through the UN and to meet again when appropriate’’: 

Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

(1) expresses its support for the immediate implementation of the July 8, 2006, agreement as the way 

forward to prepare for new comprehensive negotiations 

leading to the reunification of Cyprus within a bi-zonal, 

bi-communal federation as set out in the relevant United 

Nations Security Council resolutions; and 
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(2) calls upon the United States Government to 

fully support the immediate implementation of the July 

8, 2006, agreement in its entirety and without deviation 

from that process. 

Attest: 

Clerk.