Turkeys intransigence is one more stumbling block keeping her from becoming an accepted part of the European Community. While Turkey has other problems to solve in this regard. the European Community has made it clear that membership is contingent upon resolution of the Cyprus problem. Mr. Speaker. 200.000 men. women and children were forcibly expelled from occupied Cyprus. They are now refugeesa people without a home. These refugees have been living through a 19year darkness. Turkey continues its illegal occupation of northern Cyprusone recognized by no other government on earth. Turkey continues to station more than 30.000 troops there and to maintain some 65.000 settlers on Cyprus.
Keywords matched
refugees refugeesa