Mr. Speaker. 17 years ago. Turkish troops invaded and forcibly occupied northern Cyprus. claiming the lives of more than 4.000 GreekCypriots and casting out more than 200.000 from their homes. now refugees in their own country. More than 1.600 are still missing. Since then. the Island has been divided by barbed wire. Concrete barricades and reenforced checkpoints dot the green line. Nicosia remains divided. I wish I could join my colleagues today In remembering this invasion as a tragic event of 1974 alone. However. the events of 17 years linger on Cyprus. as do 38.000 Turkish troops and 60.000 Anatolian settlers.
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