Still today there exists both a dire threat to international peace in the Eastern Mediterranean which a conscious. concerned international community can never accept coupled with inactive. nevertheless blatant. continued hostility directed at Cyprus. Despite the fact that 8 years have elapsed since the initial invasion of Cyprus by Turkey. the situation in Cyprus has not improved. rather. it has worsened with time. Still Turkish forces occupy much of the island. there are 200.000 refugees who were uprooted from their homes and Cyprus continues to search for 2.000 missing persons. This situation is horrifying and unacceptable by all standards. Turkey has not only defied and violated international law but has also opted to disregard U.N. Charter. The United Nations has adopted resolutions calling for the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Cyprus and the return of the refugees to their respective homes in an effort to insure the islands independence. nonalinement. and unification. Consistent with the United States concern for the pursuit of human rights and justice in Cyprus. our country supported such U.N. resolutions. Clearly. however. this is not enough.
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