IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 407 
Expressing the strong support of the House of Representatives for the positive 
actions by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus aimed at opening 
additional crossing points along the cease-fire line, thereby contributing 
to efforts for the reunification of the island. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2007 
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, and Mr. SPACE) 
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 the positive actions by the Government of the 
Republic of Cyprus aimed at opening additional crossing 
points along the cease-fire line, thereby contributing to 
efforts for the reunification of the island. 
Whereas the Republic of Cyprus has been forcibly divided 
since 1974, and a lasting, just, and peaceful solution to 
the division of Cyprus would greatly benefit the security 
as well as the economic and social well-being of all Cyp-
riots and would serve the United States national inter-
ests; 
Whereas the achievement of a just and lasting Cyprus settle-
ment is a central objective of United States foreign policy 
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as established by section 620C of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, which, inter alia, calls for the withdrawal of 
Turkish military forces from Cyprus and a peaceful solu-
tion that guarantees the human rights of all Cypriots; 
Whereas since the partial lifting of the movement restrictions 
across the cease-fire line in April 2003, there have been 
more than 12,000,000 incident-free crossings, contrib-
uting to greater interaction between the Greek and Turk-
ish Cypriots; 
Whereas, on July 8, 2006, President of the Republic of Cy-
prus Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish 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 process of bi- 
communal discussions, the success of which would be 
greatly facilitated by the implementation of confidence 
building measures; 
Whereas in the spirit of the July 8 agreement, the Govern-
ment of the Republic of Cyprus, on March 8, 2007, de-
molished a wall at Ledra Street in Nicosia, a key thor-
oughfare through the divided capital, as a gesture to fa-
cilitate the opening of Ledra Street as a crossing point; 
Whereas the opening of Ledra Street carries with it enor-
mous symbolism for the reunification of the divided cap-
ital of Nicosia and the island of Cyprus; 
Whereas, on March 27, 2007, the United Nations Security 
Council, in a statement on Cyprus, indicated that, ‘‘the 
members of the Security Council share the [United Na-
tions] Secretary General’s hope that confidence-building 
measures of this kind will be part of a broader move to 
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resume full-fledged negotiations aimed at a comprehen-
sive settlement of the Cyprus problem’’; 
Whereas according to the April 2007 survey results of the 
United 
Nations 
Peacekeeping 
Force 
in 
Cyprus 
(UNIFCYP), the majorities in both communities say they 
are convinced that day-to-day bi-communal contact is es-
sential to pave the way for a united Cyprus, that the 
United Nations has an important role to play in Cyprus, 
and that UNIFCYP’s presence on the island is essential; 
Whereas, on May 3, 2007, the Government of the Republic 
of Cyprus took a further positive action and demolished 
a National Guard post at Kato Pyrgos with a view to 
opening a new crossing point in the area; 
Whereas there remain considerable obstacles to the safe and 
secure opening of Ledra Street, including the de-mining 
of the buffer zone, inspection of the neglected buildings 
in the buffer zone for structural damage, and most im-
portant, the withdrawal of the Turkish troops from the 
area; and 
Whereas the removal of the impediments will contribute to 
establishing confidence between the two communities and 
serve as momentum for the reunification of Cyprus: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the Government of the Republic 
of Cyprus for the positive steps it has taken aimed 
at opening additional crossing points along the 
cease-fire line which further increases the social and 
economic interaction between the two sides of the is-
land; 
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(2) expresses its belief that the opening of 
Ledra Street in Nicosia and Kato Pyrgos crossing 
points will contribute to building confidence between 
the two communities and to greater social and eco-
nomic interaction with positive effects in the efforts 
for the reunification of Cyprus in a bi-zonal, bi-com-
munal federation where the human rights and fun-
damental freedoms of all Cypriots are respected; 
(3) urges the implementation of the measures 
needed to allow for the crossing of individuals in 
safety and security at Ledra Street, primarily the 
withdrawal of Turkish troops from the immediate 
area as a necessary condition for the opening of the 
crossing point, as well as securing that the area is 
free of mines and inspecting the surrounding build-
ings for structural damage; and 
(4) calls on the United States Government to 
continue its historic support for the reunification of 
the island, respect for the sovereignty and territorial 
integrity of the Republic of Cyprus, and to work for 
the complete withdrawal of Turkish troops from Cy-
prus. 
Æ 
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