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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THE

UNITED NATIONS WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS FINDING A PEACEFUL SOLUTION

TO THE PROBLEMS IN CYPRUS

     

     Introduced By: Senators Raptakis, Doyle, Paiva Weed, Algiere, and Gallo

     Date Introduced: June 18, 2014

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion and

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continued occupation of Cyprus; and

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     WHEREAS, The Republic of Cyprus has been divided and occupied by foreign forces

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since 1974, in violation of numerous United Nations' Resolutions; and

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     WHEREAS, The Republic of Cyprus is the only internationally recognized and legal

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entity on the Island of Cyprus and is a member of the United Nations and the European Union.

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United States Vice President Joseph Biden re-affirmed these facts and the United States' support

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for the Republic of Cyprus on his recent visit to the Island of Cyprus; and

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     WHEREAS, The international community, with the support of the United States, has

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repeatedly supported the Republic of Cyprus in this dispute. It has called for the removal of the

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43,000 Turkish troops from the Island, the return of all illegal settlers, and has continuously urged

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the government of Turkey to engage in good faith negotiations to achieve these ends; and

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     WHEREAS, A peaceful, just and lasting solution to the Cyprus problem would greatly

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benefit the security and the political, economic and social well-being of all Cypriots, as well as

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contribute to improved relations between Greece, Turkey and the European Union; now, therefore

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be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby marks the fortieth anniversary of the unlawful Turkish invasion and occupation of Cyprus.

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We furthermore respectfully request that the President of the United States and the United States

 

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Congress fully support all United Nations efforts to create a peaceful and democratic solution that

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will be based on European law and will guarantee all Cypriot citizens equal human rights; and be

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it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph

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Biden, Jr., Secretary of State John Kerry, the Rhode Island Delegation to the United States

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Congress, Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy

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Pelosi, United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, United States Senate Minority Leader

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Mitch McConnell, and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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