,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #ai1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,deutch1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 and ,mr4      
,sarbanes7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,expressing support to end
 the #ci-year-old division of the       
,republic of ,cyprus4  ,whereas the     
,house of ,representatives supports the 
reunification of the ,republic of       
,cyprus and acknowledges steps taken    
that hold the promise of ending the     
#ci-year-old division of the ,republic  
of ,cyprus2 ,whereas in ,february #bjac1
 the ,republic of ,cyprus elected       
,president ,nicos ,anastasiades2        
,whereas the newly elected ,president of
 ,cyprus has expressed his commitment to
 resume ,united ,nations-sponsored      
discussions to reach a just and viable  
settlement based on a bi-zonal1         
bi-communal federation in accordance    

with relevant ,united ,nations ,security
 ,council resolutions2 ,whereas         
,secretary of ,state ,john ,kerry and   
,cypriot ,foreign ,minister ,ioannis    
,kasoulides met in ,washington1 ,,dc1 in
 ,may #bjac and discussed a variety of  
issues1 included initiatives involving  
several confidence-building proposals2  
,whereas the ,united ,states recognizes 
the discovery of significant offshore   
gas reserves in the ,exclusive ,economic
 ,zone of the ,republic of ,cyprus2     
,whereas the ,united ,states supports   
the sovereign rights of the ,republic of
 ,cyprus and ,israel to explore and     
process energy reserves in accordance   
with international law2 ,whereas this   
discovery could potentially provide     
greater energy security for ,europe and 
,israel as well as act as a stabilizing 
and unifying factor in the ,eastern     
,mediterranean2 ,whereas the ,united    
,states fully supports strengthening the
 cooperation efforts between the        
,republic of ,cyprus and the democratic 

,jewish ,state of ,israel2 and ,whereas 
the ,house of ,representatives commends 
the ,cypriot ,government for initiating 
procedures toward establishing          
membership in ,,nato's ,partnership for 
,peace 7,pf,p7 program3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that the ,house of             
,representatives--  7#a7 will continue  
to support the security and stability of
 this volatile and strategically        
important region of the world through   
collaborative efforts with our ally the 
,republic of ,cyprus2  7#b7 fully       
supports the resumption of discussions  
to find a just and viable settlement    
based on a bi-zonal1 bi-communal        
federation and end the #ci-year division
 of the island2 and  7#c7 supports the  
important partnership between the       
,republic of ,cyprus and ,israel4