Mr. Speaker. I rise today to speak out against the partition of Cyprus and to express my concern about the continuing plight of the 200.000 Greek Cypriot refugees who were forced to flee from their homes when Turkey invaded the northern part of the island in 1974. President Vassiliou of the Republic of Cyprus should be commended for making every effort to keep open channels of communication with Mr. Denktash. the Turkish Cypriot leader. who has remained unmoved by the need to broach the division that separates Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Mr. Denktashs intransigence in the face of U.N. mediating efforts to resolve the Cypriot crisis is counterproductive and unacceptable. especially in the wake of the historic developments in Eastern Europe.
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