Mr. Speaker. I rise today to join with my colleagues in marking the tragic events that occurred 23 years ago on the island of Cyprus. On July 20. 1974. the Government of Turkey sent troops to Cyprus and forcibly assumed control of more than onethird of that island. The action dislocated much of the Greek Cypriot population creating a refugee problem that exists to this day. Just think about it. children who are born 23 years ago. are old enough to have families of their own today. Additionally. over 1.600 Greek Cypriots are missing. They are still unaccounted for as a result of this invasion.