,,iv #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #bfc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bh1 #bjbc ,ms4 ,malliotakis 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 and ,ms4 ,titus7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,condemning ,turkey for its illegal occupation of ,cyprus and encouraging ,president ,biden to make the resolution of the ,cyprus problem a top foreign policy priority4 ,whereas ,turkey has been a ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 member since #aieb and is thus a treaty ally of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas modern ,turkey was founded upon the principles of republicanism and lacit2 ,whereas ,turkish ,president ,recep ,tayyip ,erdogan1 the authoritarian leader of ,turkey since #bjjc1 has grounded his decision making in an extremist form of religio-nationalism2 ,whereas1 under ,president ,erdogan1 ,turkey seeks to establish itself as the hegemon of the ,eastern ,mediterranean1 ,north ,africa1 and the ,caucuses1 and as a result has taken provocative actions toward ,,nato allies1 the ,european ,union1 and the broader region2 ,whereas ,president ,erdogan's expansionist political ideology necessitates aggression toward ,cyprus2 ,whereas the ,government of ,turkey ordered its military to invade the ,republic of ,cyprus in #aigd in violation of the ,treaty of ,establishment1 the ,treaty of ,alliance1 the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty1 and the ,treaty of ,guarantee1 which established the ,republic of ,cyprus and guaranteed the independence of the ,republic of ,cyprus1 as well as the ,united ,nations ,charter and customary international law2 ,whereas the ,government of ,turkey has tolerated or abetted the desecration of more than #ejj ,orthodox ,christian churches and religious sites in the territory of the ,republic of ,cyprus that the ,turkish military occupies2 ,whereas the ,government of ,turkey has brought in over #bjj1jjj illegal settlers into the occupied area of ,cyprus to change the sociopolitical and demographic fabric of the area1 in violation of the ,geneva ,conventions2 ,whereas ,turkey is a member state of the ,european ,court of ,human ,rights 7,,echr72 ,whereas the ,,echr has issued decisions and judgments in which the ,court confirms that persons1 including ,united ,states citizens1 who hold title to real property located in the area of the ,republic of ,cyprus occupied by the ,turkish military are the only rightful owners of that real property1 but ,turkey has refused to comply with the ,,echr judgment2 ,whereas1 despite having agreed to do so1 the ,government of ,turkey has failed to support international efforts to find and identify the remains of persons1 including four ,united ,states citizens who remain missing since the ,turkish invasion of the ,republic of ,cyprus in #aigd2 ,whereas ,turkey illegally violates the ,cyprus ,exclusive ,economic ,zone2 ,whereas ,president ,erdogan has illegally reopened the beach in ,varosha1 a once-thriving tourist town which the ,turkish military ethnically cleansed of its ,greek ,cypriot population in #aigd2 ,whereas ,president ,erdogan has openly called for a two-state solution regarding ,cyprus1 in violation of ,united ,nations resolutions1 international law1 and the position of the ,united ,states ,government1 which is that a ,cyprus solution should be within the framework of a bizonal1 bicommunal federation2 and ,whereas1 in a ,january #bg1 #aihi1 letter to a prominent ,greek-,american leader from ,delaware1 ,dr4 ,dean ,lomis1 then-,senator ,biden stated3 ''' we must urge the new ,administration ,president ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush to make ,cyprus a higher policy priority in ,american foreign policy ''' we cannot lose sight of the fact that the rights of ,greek ,cypriots have been trampled upon1 and we must ensure that their claims to ancestral land and property seized during the #aigd invasion are not compromised4 ,finally1 we must send a signal to ,turkey that until it has removed every last soldier from ,cyprus1 it will never be recognized as a full member of the international community43 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 strongly condemns ,turkey's continued occupation of ,cyprus1 and calls upon ,turkey to immediately withdraw all of its estimated #ce1jjj occupying troops from the island2 7#b7 calls upon ,turkey to adhere to the democratic principles and mission of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization2 7#c7 reiterates that the settlement of the ,cyprus problem needs to be based on a bizonal1 bicommunal federation in a ,state with single sovereignty and international personality1 and that this entity should embrace constitutional democratic norms and ,american principles1 the ,european ,union 7,,eu7 acquis ,communautaire and ,,eu ,founding ,treaty1 ,united ,nations resolutions on ,cyprus1 and pertinent decisions of the ,european ,court of ,human ,rights and other ,european courts2 7#d7 calls on ,turkey to cease and desist from its illegal interference in the ,cyprus ,exclusive ,economic ,zone2 7#e7 calls on the ,turkish ,government to provide avenues for ,american citizens to seek financial remedies or restitution for their property losses in the ,turkish-occupied territory of ,cyprus2 7#f7 demands ,turkey's cooperation in helping recover the four ,american citizens who are still missing as a result of the #aigd invasion of ,cyprus2 7#g7 calls on ,turkey to remove its over #bjj1jjj illegal settlers from ,turkish-occupied ,cyprus and assist in repatriating ,greek-,cypriot refugees to their ancestral homes2 and 7#h7 encourages ,president ,biden to make the resolution of the ,cyprus problem a top foreign policy priority for his ,administration1 a position that ,president ,biden has held for decades4