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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 100

Urging the compliance by Turkey with United Nations resolutions relating

to Cyprus, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 6, 1999

Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN,

Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr.

MCNULTY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr.

ENGEL, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. HORN, Mr.

MENENDEZ, Mr. PORTER, Mr. KLINK, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. TIERNEY,

Mrs. KELLY, Mr. DIXON, Mr. BONIOR, and Mr. EVANS) submitted the

following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on

International Relations

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Urging the compliance by Turkey with United Nations

resolutions relating to Cyprus, and for other purposes.

Whereas the Republic of Cyprus was invaded by Turkey in

1974 and has since then remained forcibly divided and

occupied by foreign forces in violation of several United

Nations resolutions;

Whereas the international community and the United States

Government have repeatedly called for the speedy withdrawal of all foreign forces from the territory of Cyprus;

Whereas the House of Representatives has endorsed the objective of the total demilitarization of Cyprus;
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Whereas a peaceful, just, and lasting solution to the Cyprus

problem would greatly benefit the security and the political, economic, and social well-being of all Cypriots, as

well as contribute to improved relations between Greece

and Turkey;

Whereas a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem would also

strengthen peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and serve important interests of the United States;

Whereas the United Nations has repeatedly stated the parameters for such a solution, most recently, in United

Nations Security Council Resolutions 1217 and 1218,

adopted on December 22, 1998, with the support of the

United States;

Whereas Resolution 1217 reaffirms ‘‘that a Cyprus settlement 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 comprised of two politically equal communities as described in the relevant Security Council

resolutions, a bicommunal and bizonal federation’’;

Whereas Resolution 1218 requests the United Nations Secretary General to work intensively with the two sides for

‘‘the achievement of substantive progress on the core aspects of a comprehensive Cyprus settlement’’ and for the

reduction of tensions ‘‘through a staged process aimed at

limiting and then substantially reducing the level of all

troops and armaments on Cyprus;

Whereas President Clinton expressed wholehearted United

States support for Security Council Resolution 1218 and

pledged United States commitment for taking all nec-
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essary steps to support a sustained effort to implement

it;

Whereas on December 29, 1998, President Glafcos Clerides

of Cyprus made a unilateral decision not to import or deploy the S–300 antiaircraft missile system in Cyprus,

thereby demonstrating Cyprus’ commitment to comply

with the most recent United Nations resolutions; and

Whereas Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf

Denktash rejected these most recent United Nations resolutions: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That the Congress—

3 (1) commends President Glafcos Clerides of

4 Cyprus for his decision to cancel the deployment of

5 the S–300 antiaircraft missiles in Cyprus; and

6 (2) urges the President of the United States to

7 use the influence of the United States Government

8 to persuade Turkey to comply with United Nations

9 Security Council Resolutions 1217 and 1218 and to

10 cooperate for a solution to the Cyprus problem.

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