As you know. Cyprus has been divided since Turkish troops illegally invaded this small island nation in 1974. As a result of this blatant act of aggression. northern Cyprus has been illegally occupied by thousands of Turkish troops and over 200.000 Greek Cypriots have been forced to live in southern Cyprus as refugees in their own homeland. The Reagan administration has publicly condemned the TurkishCypriot community for declaring independence and has urged all nations not to recognize this unjustified proclamation. It has also made it clear to Turkey that by recognizing the TurkishCypriot community as a separate state it has created tensions in the NATO alliance and could severely damage United StatesTurkish relations.
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