[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12224]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TURKISH INVASION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS

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                          HON. LORETTA SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 16, 2014

  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, this year marks the 
40th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of the Republic of Cyprus. On 
July 20, 1974, Turkish forces occupied over a third of the northern 
part of Cyprus leading into the forcible division of the country.
  Turkey's occupation of the northern part of Cyprus divided the 
country between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. Currently, Greek 
Cypriots are not given the freedom to return to their homes and are 
having their property and religious sites destroyed. The people of 
Cyprus are experiencing a violation of their human rights and the 
country continues to pursue an ethnically segregated state.
  The U.N. Security Council has been assisting the Cyprus government 
with the process of reaching a sustainable settlement that would unify 
Cyprus. In addition, President Anastasiades introduced a proposal that 
aims to rebuild a relationship between Greek Cypriot and Turkish 
Cypriot communities, which the U.S. has accepted. I urg