[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16541]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE COMMON GOALS OF PEACE, DEMOCRACY, AND JUSTICE 
                  BETWEEN CYPRUS AND THE UNITED STATES

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                        HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 24, 2008

  Mr. HINCHEY. Madam Speaker, Cyprus and the U.S. share a deep and 
long-lasting commitment to upholding the ideals of freedom, democracy, 
justice, human rights, and the international rule of law. The 
international community has an obligation to stand with Cypriots to 
reunify their island and take the necessary steps towards 
reconciliation and peace.
   The 34th commemoration of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus reminds us 
to recognize those who lost their lives in the invasion and to condemn 
the ongoing Turkish occupation. The solution of the Cyprus problem must 
be based on a bi-communal, bi-zonal federal State of Cyprus with a 
single sovereign entity and a single citizenship. This arrangement must 
comprise of two politically equal communities, as described by the 
relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, and protect the independence 
and territorial integrity of the nation. It must reunite the island, 
its people, its institutions and its economy.
   The Republic of Cyprus has a long history of working cooperatively 
with the United States on issues of international concern and it is my 
belief that the United States Government, including Congress, should 
work to continue and expand that relationship and work towards a 
united, peaceful, and prosperous Cyprus.

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