The situation on Cyprus has not changed significantly over the past 13 years. nor has time made it any easier to bear. Forty percent of Cyprus is still under Turkish occupation and domination. and some 35.000 heavily armed Turkish troops enforce that partition. Over 200.000 Greek Cypriots who were forced to flee their homes in the north remain refugees in the south. unable to return to their native towns and communities. while another 2.000 who disappeared in the invasion are still missing.:as yet to be accounted for. At the same. time that former inhabitants of the beautiful coastal city of Famagusta are prohibited from reclaiming their homes and property. more than 62.000 mainland Turkish settlers have been brought into the occupied zones. further entrenching the illegal partition. Most importantly. the energy and genius of the people of Cyprus has been diverted from the challenge of building a just. secure and prosperous nation to the task of repairing the grievous damage caused by the 1974 Turkish invasion.
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