IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 405 
Expressing the strong support of the House of Representatives for implemen-
tation of the July 8, 2006, United Nations-brokered agreement between 
President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish 
Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat relating to the reunification of Cyprus. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2007 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. SPACE, and Mr. 
SARBANES) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the strong support of the House of Representa-
tives for implementation of the July 8, 2006, United 
Nations-brokered agreement between President of the 
Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish 
Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat relating to the reunifi-
cation of Cyprus. 
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 
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•HRES 405 IH 
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 the 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; 
(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-
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•HRES 405 IH 
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 in a statement issued on March 20, 2007, President 
Papadopoulos reiterated his call to Mr. Talat to imple-
ment the July 8, 2006, agreement on the basis of United 
Nations Under Secretary-General Gambari’s subsequent 
suggestions outlining the implementation process; 
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 
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 as expected; and 
Whereas, although the Government of the Republic of Cyprus 
committed itself to the immediate implementation of the 
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•HRES 405 IH 
July 8, 2006, agreement, recent statements made by the 
Turkish Cypriot leadership indicate an unwillingness to 
proceed with the agreement: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses its support for the immediate im-
plementation of the July 8, 2006, agreement as the 
way forward to prepare for new comprehensive nego-
tiations leading to the reunification of Cyprus within 
a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation as set out in the 
relevant United Nations Security Council resolu-
tions; and 
(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. 
Æ 
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