In the past. Congress has endorsed rewarding cooperation and punishing Intransigence in finding a peaceful solution to the matter. The International Security Assistance Act of 1978 which specified that "any future aid requests for Turkey be analyzed in terms of the steps Turkey has taken to facilitate a Cyprus settlement. with emphasis on removal of Turkish troops from Cyprus and the return of refugees to their homes." The linking of U.S. military aid to Turkeys assurance of continuing to seek settlement may be the best way of securing freedom for Cyrpus. Yet. since 1978. and especially in the past 2 years. military aid to Turkey has increased substantially. Indirectly. this aid is allowing Turkey to continue to keep its troops on CypruA.
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