Mr. Speaker. for almost 16 years. 35.000 Turkish troops have illegally occupied Northern Cyprus while 200.000 Greek Cypriots remain refugees in their own land. When Turkish troops invaded cyprus in 1974. they easily defeated the Greek forces who were outnumbered and who were illequipped. In the face of those Turkish forces. the Cypriots stood courageously to protect their native land and in return. they have become hostage to the ruling minority. We are now in the beginning of a new decade. and the Turks remain on the island in violation of international law. Their presence has been condemned by the United Nations and the Secretary General has consistently pursued unification talks. but to no avail.
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