I rise to join my colleagues in support of a peaceful resolution to the very unfortunate situation in Cyprus. Turkish military forces have been in Cyprus since they Invaded the island in 1974 and they now control 40 percent of the country. This has denied the Cypriots the right of selfdetermination and turned 200.000 Greek Cypriots into refugees in their own country. Eight years Is too long a time for this situation to continue. However. we should not lose sight of the fact that while tue current crisis started in 1974. it is a continuation of a long history of trouble between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities.
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