State of Michigan

STATE OF MICHIGAN

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Concurrent Resolution No. 36

Offered by Representatives Pappageorge, Scaranton, .........,with Senators Young and Goschka as a co-sponsor

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO MEMORIALIZE THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO WORK TO IMPLEMENT UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTIONS TO BRING PEACE AND SECURITY TO CYPRUS

WHEREAS, This year marks the twenty-seventh anniversary of the Turkish invasion and occupation of Cyprus; and

WHEREAS, The Republic of Cyprus has been divided and occupied by foreign forces since 1974 in violation of United Nations resolutions; and

WHEREAS, There are internationally acceptable means to resolve the situation in Cyprus, including the demiliterization of Cyprus and the establishment of a multinational force to ensure the security of both communities in Cyprus; and

WHEREAS, A peaceful, just and lasting solution to the Cyprus problem would greatly benefit the security and the political, economic and social well-being of all Cypriots, as well as contribuite to improved relations between Greece and Turkey; and

WHEREAS, The United Nations has repeatedly stated the parameters for such a solution, most recently in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1217, which was adopted on December 22, 1998, with United States support; and

WHEREAS, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1218, also adopted on December 22, 1998, calls for reduction of tensions in the island through a staged process aimed at limiting and then substantially reducing the level of all troops and armaments in Cyprus, ultimately leading to the demilitarization of the Republic of Cyprus; and

WHEREAS, President Bush wholeheartedly supported Resolution 1218 and committed himself to taking all necessary steps to support a sustained effort to implement it; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (the Senate concurring), That we memorialize the President and the Congress of the United States to work to implement United Nations resolutions to bring peace and security to Cyprus; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, The President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and the members of the Michigan congressional delegation.

Adopted by the House of Representatives, February 12, 2002
Adopted by the Senate, May 9, 2002