The green line that the gentleman just refers to divides northern and southern Cyprus. It not only divides a nation but it divides a people. I might add since the Berlin Wall went down, it is the only wall left in the entire world that divides a people, and we sit back and talk about it, do not do anything about it. The invasion and subsequent illegal occupation of Cyprus by Turkey left thousands, thousands without a home.
Gus Bilirakis: “The green line that the gentleman just refers to divides northern and southern Cyprus. It not only divides a nation but…”
On the recordJuly 23, 1996
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Discussing the division of Cyprus and the impact of Turkey's occupation.
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