Speech #990270767

I think Congress has taken care to allow the administrations involved a degree of flexibility in their efforts to bring about a Cyprus settlement. Mr. President. there are several issues of importance at stake in this vote. One is the principle of lawlaw which constitutes the fundamental underpinning of our society. Another is that of the fate of some 200.000 GreekCypriot refugees who to this day have not been permitted to resettle in their homes in northern Cyprus. There are currently some 22.000 Turkish troops occupying nearly 40 percent of Cyprus. I might add. at this point. that the 40 percent of Cyprus held by Turkish troops is precisely what they have held since August 1974.