,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ahg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,bilirakis 7for himself1 ,mrs4     
,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,grimm1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,titus1  
,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 and    
,mr4 ,pallone7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,expressing the ,united   
,states commitment to the reunification 
of the ,republic of ,cyprus and the     
establishment of a unified government on
 ,cyprus that guarantees the human      
rights of all ,cypriots and condemns any
 attempt to use the current economic    
crisis as a means of imposing a         
settlement on the people of ,cyprus1 and
 for other purposes4  ,whereas the      
,republic of ,cyprus is an independent  
and sovereign nation-state within the   
community of nations2 ,whereas the      
,republic of ,cyprus1 the only          
internationally recognized and legal    

entity on the island of ,cyprus is a    
member state of the ,united ,nations1   
the ,european ,union and other          
international organizations which are   
vital to the community of nations2      
,whereas the ,republic of ,cyprus has   
the lawful authority and power to       
perform and exercise the functions of   
government on and within the island of  
,cyprus2 ,whereas ,republic of ,turkey's
 military unlawfully invaded ,cyprus in 
,july #aigd2 ,whereas the ,turkish      
military illegally occupies northern    
,cyprus and the ,turkish ,government in 
,ankara exercises significant influence 
there1 thereby forcibly excluding the   
,government of the ,republic of ,cyprus 
from performing and exercising its      
lawful governing functions2 ,whereas    
#ahj1jjj displaced persons in ,cyprus   
experience violations of their          
fundamental human rights as they        
continue to be excluded from their      
property lawfully held under the laws of
 the ,republic of ,cyprus as a result of

 the ,turkish invasion and continued    
occupation2 ,whereas on ,may #aj1 #bjja1
 the ,european ,court of ,human ,rights 
found the ,republic of ,turkey liable   
for damages incurred by the ,republic of
 ,cyprus directly caused by the         
,republic of ,turkey2 ,whereas the      
,republic of ,cyprus became a member    
state of the ,european ,union in #bjjd  
and joined the ,eurozone in #bjjh2      
,whereas the people of the ,republic of 
,cyprus have been suffering from an     
economic downturn as the result of the  
effects of adverse events which have    
occurred and continue to occur in the   
global economy2 ,whereas significant    
deposits of valuable resources have been
 discovered in the ,exclusive ,economic 
,zone 7,,eez7 of the ,republic of       
,cyprus2 ,whereas this discovery is     
potentially significant for the energy  
security of ,europe2 ,whereas the       
,united ,states ,government supports the
 sovereign rights of the ,republic of   
,cyprus to explore hydrocarbon deposits 

in their respective ,e,e,zs2 ,whereas   
the ,republic of ,turkey has threatened 
and continues to threaten to prevent the
 ,republic of ,cyprus from developing   
its hydrocarbon reserves including      
through military action2 ,whereas the   
,republic of ,turkey and some press     
commentators have argued that1 given the
 current economic crisis in the         
,republic of ,cyprus1 the people of the 
,republic of ,cyprus could be forced to 
abandon their terms to reunify the      
island of ,cyprus2 ,whereas if ,turkey  
continues with this approach1 the island
 of ,cyprus could be permanently divided
 along ethnic lines2 and ,whereas the   
policy concepts set forth in ,section   
#faj;,c of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act
 of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgc71 provide
 in part for a just settlement on       
,cyprus which must involve the          
establishment of an independent1 unified
 government on ,cyprus and must         
guarantee that the human rights of all  
of the people of ,cyprus are fully      

protected and that a just settlement on 
,cyprus must include the withdrawal of  
all ,turkish military forces from       
,cyprus3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives calls on 
the ,secretary of ,state to--  7#a7     
reaffirm the ,united ,states commitment 
to the reunification of the ,republic of
 ,cyprus and the establishment of a     
unified government on ,cyprus that      
guarantees the human rights of all      
,cypriots and condemns any attempt to   
use the current economic crisis as a    
means of imposing a settlement on the   
people of ,cyprus2  7#b7 condemn any    
attempt to use the current economic     
crisis as a means of imposing a         
settlement on the people of the         
,republic of ,cyprus2  7#c7 affirm that 
negotiations for a solution to the      
problems the ,republic of ,cyprus faces 
should only resume once the appropriate 
preparations take place1 so as to ensure
 that these will be meaningful and      
result-oriented1 allowing for           

substantial progress and real prospects 
for a solution2 and  7#d7 communicate   
through all available means that the    
,united ,states affirms its policy that 
the ,republic of ,cyprus has exclusive  
dominion and control over its ,exclusive
 ,economic ,zone 7,,eez7 and the right  
to exploit the resources in its ,,eez4