,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ai1 #bjac ,ms4 
,ros-,leht95 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,deut*1    
,mr4 ,bilirakis1 & ,mr4 ,s>banes7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support to end ! #ci-ye>-old division ( 
! ,republic ( ,cyprus4  ,:]eas ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives supports !             
reunification ( ! ,republic ( ,cyprus & 
ackn[l$ges /eps tak5 t hold ! promise ( 
end+ ! #ci-ye>-old division ( !         
,republic ( ,cyprus2 ,:]eas 9 ,febru>y  
#bjac1 ! ,republic ( ,cyprus elect$     
,presid5t ,nicos ,ana/asiades2 ,:]eas ! 
newly elect$ ,presid5t ( ,cyprus has    
express$ 8 commitm5t to resume ,unit$   
,nations-sponsor$ discussions to rea* a 
j & viable settlem5t bas$ on a bi-zonal1
 bi-communal f$]ation 9 accordance )    
relevant ,unit$ ,nations ,security      
,c\ncil resolutions2 ,:]eas ,secret>y ( 
,/ate ,john ,k]ry & ,cypriot ,=eign     

,m9i/] ,ioannis ,kas\lides met 9        
,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 9 ,may #bjac & discuss$ 
a v>iety ( issues1 includ$ initiatives  
involv+ sev]al confid5ce-build+         
proposals2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
recognizes ! discov]y ( significant     
(f%ore gas res]ves 9 ! ,exclusive       
,economic ,zone ( ! ,republic ( ,cyprus2
 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates supports !      
sov]eign rights ( ! ,republic ( ,cyprus 
& ,israel to explore & process en]gy    
res]ves 9 accordance ) int]national law2
 ,:]eas ?is discov]y c\ld pot5tially    
provide great] en]gy security = ,europe 
& ,israel z well z act z a /abiliz+ &   
unify+ factor 9 ! ,ea/]n ,m$it]ranean2  
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates fully supports   
/r5g!n+ ! coop]ation ef=ts betwe5 !     
,republic ( ,cyprus & ! democratic      
,jewi% ,/ate ( ,israel2 & ,:]eas ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives comm5ds ! ,cypriot   
,gov]nm5t = initiat+ proc$ures t[>d     
e/abli%+ memb]%ip 9 ,,nato's ,p>tn]%ip =
 ,peace 7,pf,p7 program3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 

w cont9ue to support ! security &       
/ability ( ?is volatile & /rategically  
important region ( ! _w ?r\gh           
collaborative ef=ts ) our ally !        
,republic ( ,cyprus2  7#b7 fully        
supports ! resumption ( discussions to  
f9d a j & viable settlem5t bas$ on a    
bi-zonal1 bi-communal f$]ation & end !  
#ci-ye> division ( ! isl&2 &  7#c7      
supports ! important p>tn]%ip betwe5 !  
,republic ( ,cyprus & ,israel4