Mr. Speaker. since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. over 150.000 Greek Cypriots have been refugees in their own land. When Turkish forces took control of the northern part of that island. many Greek Cypriot refugees fled southward. Turkish Cypriots were also affected by the de facto partition of that lovely island. I urge the administration to do everything possible to support a United Nations plan to resettle some Greek Cypriots. as well as some Turkish Cypriots. in New Famagusta [Varosha] as soon as possible. I plan to introduce an amendment to the foreign aid bill which would encourage both sides to the conflict to cooperate in returning these GreekCypriot and TurkishCypriot refugees to their homes in New Famagusta. In 1984. the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 550 which deemed as inadmissible any attempts to settle any part of the Cypriot resort city of New Famagusta [Varosha]. a coastal city north of the Green Line which divides Cyprus. The resolution also calls for the transfer of this city to the administration of the United Nations.
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