IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 79
Expressing support for a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement to the Cyprus 
problem. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2003
Mr. BEREUTER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for a peaceful, just, and lasting 
settlement to the Cyprus problem.
Whereas the United States believes there exists a historic op-
portunity to bring a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement 
to the Cyprus problem, to the benefit of all people of Cy-
prus and the wider region; 
Whereas a resolution of the Cyprus problem is consistent 
with American values of promoting stability, freedom, 
and democracy in the world; 
Whereas a resolution of the Cyprus problem is in the stra-
tegic interests of the United States, given the important 
location of Cyprus at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, 
and Asia;
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Whereas the United States strongly supports the efforts of 
the office of the United Nations Secretary General to 
achieve a comprehensive settlement with respect to Cy-
prus in full consideration with relevant United Nations 
Security Council resolutions and international treaties; 
Whereas a just and lasting resolution of the Cyprus problem, 
in full consideration of United Nations Security Council 
resolutions and international treaties, must safeguard the 
security and fundamental rights of all the population of 
Cyprus; 
Whereas the United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, 
on November 11, 2002, submitted a proposal for the 
comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, referred 
to as the ‘‘Basis for an Agreement on a Comprehensive 
Settlement of the Cyprus problem’’, which he revised on 
December 10, 2002; 
Whereas negotiations between the two sides, which had been 
ongoing, were encouraged to intensify their efforts in 
order that that full agreement could be reached by Feb-
ruary 28, 2003, in conformity with the timetable pro-
posed by the United Nations Secretary General in his 
proposals; 
Whereas United Nations Secretary General Koffi Annan 
again on February 26, 2003, gave the two leaders on Cy-
prus, and the guarantor powers, the United Kingdom, 
Greece and Turkey, a second revision of his plan in order 
to accommodate input from both sides; 
Whereas the revised plan is the result of exhaustive efforts 
by the United Nations and would lead to a peaceful, just 
and lasting settlement of the longstanding division of Cy-
prus;
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Whereas the Secretary General on February 28, 2003, at the 
conclusion of a productive trip to Turkey, Greece, and 
Cyprus, invited the 2 leaders to meet with him at The 
Hague on March 10, 2003, the purpose of the meeting 
being to sign a commitment to submit the plan to ap-
proval in separate, simultaneous referenda on March 30, 
2003, in order to achieve a comprehensive settlement of 
the Cyprus problem, and the guarantor powers were also 
invited to attend the meeting and to sign the commit-
ment; and 
Whereas both leaders on Cyprus agreed to attend the meeting 
at The Hague, the Secretary General stated, upon his de-
parture from Cyprus on February 28, 2003, ‘‘if one 
party or the other says no [to a referenda] there should 
be no doubt that we are at the end of the road . . . [a] 
lot of effort has gone into [a settlement] and I am not 
sure this opportunity will come again soon, if it ever 
comes again’’: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
(1) appreciates the efforts of the United Na-
tions Secretary General to seek a peaceful, just, and 
lasting settlement of the Cyprus problem for the 
benefit of the people of Cyprus and the region; 
(2) urges the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cyp-
riot sides, as well as the guarantor powers, the 
United Kingdom, Greece and Turkey, to agree to 
sign the commitment to put in place the Secretary
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General’s plan to separate, simultaneous referenda 
on the island on March 30, 2003; 
(3) expresses its view that the referenda must 
be carried out in a transparent and fair manner so 
that the will of the people of Cyprus can be demo-
cratically expressed; and 
(4) urges the people of Cyprus to participate in 
the referenda and to vote in support of the United 
Nations plan for a comprehensive settlement of the 
Cyprus problem in order to bring a peaceful, just 
and lasting settlement which will benefit all people 
of Cyprus.
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