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Victor Fazio: “This month marks the 22 year of Turkey's illegal invasion and occupation of the island of Cyprus. In my years in…”

On the recordJuly 23, 1996
This month marks the 22 year of Turkey's illegal invasion and occupation of the island of Cyprus. In my years in Congress, I have long supported an end to Turkey's violent occupation of Cyprus. In this Congress, I cosponsored a House resolution calling for an end to Turkey's occupation of Cyprus and for the demilitarization of the island. There can be no peaceful democratic settlement of the Cyprus question as long as Turkish troops continue their occupation. Moreover, the relationship between our NATO allies, Turkey and Greece, will not improve significantly as long as the Cyprus dispute continues. Turkey must withdraw its troops from Cyprus. Turkey's occupation of Cyprus represents over two decades of unanswered questions, over two decades of division, over two decades of human rights violations, and over two decades of cultural destruction.
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Victor Fazio
Democratic · California
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the ongoing Turkish occupation of Cyprus during a special order discussion.

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