Turkey has tried to prevent Armenia from having greater contact with the West. In the mean time. Turkey continues to strive for improved relations with the Westthrough membership in the European Economic Community and as a major recipient of United States economic and military aid. It has been 20 year. since Turkish troops first invaded the northern part of the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus. leaving a trail of death. destruction and hundreds of thousands of refugees. In the two decades since this shocking breach of international law. Turkey has maintained and solidified its occupation of more than onethird of the territory of Cyprus with an estimated 35.000 troops.
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