Mr. Speaker. I am proud to cosponsor and support House Concurrent Resolution 42. a measure to end the longstanding dispute regarding Cyprus. Over 20 years ago. the Turkish Army invaded the island of Cyprus. seizing over 30 percent of the islands land and approximately 70 percent of the Islands wealth. This action caused more than 200.000 Cypriots to be driven from their homes and made them refugees in their own country. Today. Turkey continues to maintain a force of over 35.000 troops on the island of Cyprus. Although this force was only supposed to stay to protect the TurkishCypriot minority for a short time. we are now beginning the third decade of Turkish occupation.
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