IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 100
Urging the compliance by Turkey with United Nations resolutions relating
to Cyprus, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 6, 1999
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN,
Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr.
MCNULTY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr.
ENGEL, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. HORN, Mr.
MENENDEZ, Mr. PORTER, Mr. KLINK, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. TIERNEY,
Mrs. KELLY, Mr. DIXON, Mr. BONIOR, 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, and for other purposes.
Whereas the Republic of Cyprus was invaded by Turkey in
1974 and has since then remained 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 with-
drawal of all foreign forces from the territory of Cyprus;
Whereas the House of Representatives has endorsed the ob-
jective of the total demilitarization of Cyprus;
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Whereas a peaceful, just, and lasting solution to the Cyprus
problem would greatly benefit the security and the polit-
ical, 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 Mediterra-
nean and serve important interests of the United States;
Whereas the United Nations has repeatedly stated the pa-
rameters for such a solution, most 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 settle-
ment 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 com-
munities as described in the relevant Security Council
resolutions, a bicommunal and bizonal federation’’;
Whereas Resolution 1218 requests the United Nations Sec-
retary General to work intensively with the two sides for
‘‘the achievement of substantive progress on the core as-
pects 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
pledged United States commitment for taking all nec-
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essary 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 de-
ploy the S–300 antiaircraft missile system in Cyprus,
thereby demonstrating Cyprus’ commitment to comply
with the most recent United Nations resolutions; and
Whereas Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf
Denktash rejected these most recent United Nations res-
olutions: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) commends President Glafcos Clerides of
Cyprus for his decision to cancel the deployment of
the S–300 antiaircraft missiles in Cyprus; and
(2) urges the President of the United States to
use the influence of the United States Government
to persuade Turkey to comply with United Nations
Security Council Resolutions 1217 and 1218 and to
cooperate for a solution to the Cyprus problem.
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