[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 412 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 412

                Relating to the reunification of Cyprus.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 2004

Mr. Whitfield (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
 and Mr. Wexler) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 
        was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
                Relating to the reunification of Cyprus.

Whereas a peaceful, just, and lasting solution to the reunification of Cyprus 
        has been a longstanding policy goal of the United States;
Whereas the United Nations-sponsored ``Annan Plan'' recently submitted to 
        referenda in Cyprus represented a historic opportunity to reunify 
        Cyprus;
Whereas in separate referenda held on April 24, 2004, 65 percent of Turkish 
        Cypriots voted to support the United Nations-sponsored plan but 75 
        percent of Greek Cypriots voted to reject the plan; and
Whereas notwithstanding the outcome of the referenda, Greek Cypriots will enter 
        the European Union on May 1, 2004: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) commends United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, 
        United Nations Special Advisor on Cyprus Alvaro De Soto, 
        Secretary of State Colin Powell, and Ambassador Thomas Weston, 
        the State Department's Cyprus Coordinator, for their tireless 
        and creative efforts on behalf of a solution to the 
        reunification of Cyprus;
            (2) expresses its admiration for the bold and courageous 
        leadership shown by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to 
        help move the United Nations-sponsored ``Annan Plan'' forward 
        in a positive manner;
            (3) lauds the commitment to peace of Prime Minister 
        Constantine Karamanlis of Greece who supported the United 
        Nations-sponsored plan despite the opposition of the Greek 
        Cypriot leadership;
            (4) congratulates the Turkish Cypriots for their historic 
        landslide vote in favor of the United Nations-sponsored plan 
        and requests the Turkish Cypriots not to abandon all hope of a 
        united Cyprus or eventual membership in the European Union; and
            (5) calls on the United States Government and the European 
        Union to take measures to lift the economic and political 
        isolation of the Turkish Cypriots.
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