If the Cyprus problem is to be resolved this year then Ankara must show a willingness to cooperate and participate in the U.N. sponsored negotiations. The U.N. Secretary General. has repeatedly requested that the Turkish side submit its positions on the issues relating to the territorial aspects of the problem and on the 200.000 refugees who were displaced after the Invasion. Turkey appears unwilling to cooperate with the Secretary General and has failed to submit concrete proposals on these key matters. This Congress and the administration must make it absolutely clear to Turkey. that while we appreciate their outstanding contributions during the gulf war. we will no longer tolerate the status quo on Cyprus. The Illegal Turkish occupation of Cyprus must end. The 200.000 refugees must be given the opportunity to return to their homes and Turkey must account for the fate of the 1.619 missing persons since the brutal Invasion in 1974. Clearly. the solution to the Cyprus problem rests with Ankara. Lets hope that at this time next year the Cyprus problem will be resolved and a special order remembering the 18th anniversary of the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus will be unnecessary.
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