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 reiter-
ated that, ‘‘the resumption of the negotiating process 
within the framework of the Secretary General’s Good 
Offices must be timely and based on careful prepara-
tion’’; 
Whereas on July 8, 2006, President Papadopoulos and Turk-
ish 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 proc-
ess 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 equal-
ity, as set out in the relevant United Nations Security 
Council resolutions; 
(2) recognition of the fact that the status quo is un-
acceptable 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 com-
prehensive settlement is both desirable and possible, and 
should not be further delayed; 
(4) agreement to begin a process immediately, in-
volving 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 atmos-
phere’’ prevails for this process to be successful; in that 
connection, confidence-building measures are essential, 
both in terms of improving the atmosphere and improv-
ing 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 dis-
cuss issues that affect day-to-day life of the people of Cy-
prus 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 full- 
fledged negotiations leading to a comprehensive and du-
rable 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 com-
mittee, 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 imme-
diately engage constructively with the United Nations ef-
forts, 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 imple-
mentation 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.