[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           JUSTICE FOR CYPRUS

  (Ms. MALLIOTAKIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. MALLIOTAKIS. Madam Speaker, 48 years this week, on July 20, 1974, 
the Turkish military invaded the Republic of Cyprus in direct violation 
of the Charter of the United Nations and international law.
  To this day, there has been no accountability for the deaths, 
displacements, and destruction caused by this illegal invasion and 
occupation.
  I urge the President, Secretary Blinken, and this body to join calls 
for the immediate removal of Turkish troops, the return of property to 
rightful owners, and the reunification of Cyprus.
  Today Cyprus, Greece, and other nations in the eastern Mediterranean 
face more aggression and continued threats from Turkey under President 
Erdogan, who has threatened exclusive economic zones, ordered repeated 
military flyovers over the Greek islands, and undermined NATO sanctions 
on Russia and U.S. operations in Syria.
  Despite Turkey's aggression, President Biden plans to sell U.S. 
fighter jets to Turkey. I thank my colleagues on both sides of the 
aisle for supporting our amendment last week to prevent this sale and 
our efforts to deliver justice for Cyprus once and for all.

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