Tragically. Cyprus has been a divided island for longer than I have been in this body. The ongoing occupation of Cyprus by Turkish troops has shattered the lives of over 150.000 Greek Cypriots who are literally refugees in their own countrydenied access to their ancestral lands for over 15 years. And not only hzs this been a personal tragedy. the Turkish occupation has been ruinous to relations between Turkey and Greece. destabilized the peace and security of the Aegean region. and virtually paralyzed United States foreign policy regarding Cyprus. Through the years. thr.r have been those in Congress and the administration who have argued that our relations with Turkey are too important to risk putting pressure on that government to find a resolution to the tragedy in Cyprus.
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