But he has used that time to ship more arms to Turkey. without any visible progress toward negotiations. The Departments response expresses optimism over "moving the parties involved on Cyprus to early negotiations." but other parts of their response contradicts this hope. For example. the Department clearly does not anticipate any early "gesture of goodwill" by Turkey to break the deadlock over negotiations. especially a gesture which would permit a substantial number of refugees to return to their homes. Yet. they acknowledge that this is an "essential prerequisite." Mr. President. the Departments response also reveals that the administration continues to refuse to tell Congress and the American people whether it was illegal to ship military aid to Turkey following its invasion of Cyprus.
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