The unilateral action on the part of the socalled Turkish Federated State of Cyprus in declaring the northern sector of Cypress an independent state proves. however. that the efforts which have been put forth to provide for a peaceful resolution of the Cyprus conflict have been in vain. This attempt at making permanent and legitimate the illegal actions taken by Turkey in 1974 is an insult to all who support the rights of peoples to determine their own government and way of life. Since the Turkish invasion in 1974. over 200.000 refugees from the Turkishoccupied north have been denied their right to any compensation for homes and land from which they were forced. The injustices that these displaced individuals have suffered for the past 91/2 years were greatly compounded this week by the flagrant violation of international law on the part of a group which constitutes less than 20 percent of this small country and yet wrongfully controls over 40 percent its land mass. The immediate action on the part of the Turkish Government in support of this illegal action proves their lack of sincerity in working for the resolution of the conflicts on Cypress.
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