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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 159

Urging the compliance by Turkey with United Nations Resolutions relating

to Cyprus.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 20, 1999

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

PALLONE, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. HORN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SHOWS, Mr.

ACKERMAN, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CAPUANO,

Mr. DOYLE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. KLINK, Mr. MATSUI, Mr.

MENENDEZ, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. DEUTSCH,

Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr.

GEKAS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr.

CUNNINGHAM, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. PORTER, Mr. DIXON, 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.

Whereas the Republic of Cyprus remains 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;
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Whereas the House of Representatives has endorsed the objective of the total demilitarization of Cyprus;

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, 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
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pledged United States commitment for taking all necessary 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;

Whereas on June 29, 1999, the United Nations Security

Council unanimously adopted Resolutions 1250 and

1251;

Whereas Resolution 1250 requests the Secretary-General, in

accordance with the relevant United Nations Security

Council Resolutions, to invite the leaders of the 2 sides,

President Clerides of the Republic of Cyprus and Mr.

Denktash representing the Turkish-Cypriots, to negotiations in the autumn of 1999;

Whereas Resolution 1250 ‘‘calls upon the two leaders, in this

context, to commit themselves to the following principles:

no preconditions, all issues on the table, commitment in

good faith to continue to negotiate until a settlement is

reached, and full consideration of relevant United Nations resolutions and treaties’’;

Whereas Resolution 1251 ‘‘extends the mandate of the

United Nations Peacekeeping Forces in Cyprus for a further period ending 15 December 1999’’; and

Whereas the heads of States of the Group of Eight (G–8)

countries, of which the United States is one, and 5 of

whom are members of the Security Council, have urged

the Secretary-General ‘‘in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions to invite the leaders of the two
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parties to negotiations in the fall of 1999’’: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That 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;

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

7 use the influence of the United States Government

8 to ensure full compliance with the call of the Group

9 of Eight (G–8) leaders and United Nations Security

10 Council Resolution 1250 for comprehensive negotia11 tions, without preconditions, in the autumn of 1999;

12 and

13 (3) believes that any solution must be based on

14 all relevant United Nations Security Council Resolu15 tions, including Resolution 1217 which states, ‘‘that

16 a Cyprus settlement must be based on a State of Cy17 prus with a single sovereignty and international per18 sonality and a single citizenship, with its independ19 ence and territorial integrity safeguarded, and com20 prising of two politically equal communities as de21 scribed in the relevant Security Council resolutions,

22 in a bi-communal and bi-zonal federation, and that

23 such a settlement must exclude union in whole or in
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1 part with any other country or any form of partition

2 or secession’’.

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