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H.Con.Res.412 / 108th Congress

Relating to the reunification of Cyprus.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 30, 2004

States that Congress: (1) commends United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, United Nations Special Advisor on Cyprus Alvaro De Soto, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and Ambassador Thomas Weston, the State Department's Cyprus Coordinator, for their efforts on behalf of a solution to the reunification of Cyprus; (2) expresses its admiration for the leadership shown by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to help move the United Nations-sponsored `Annan Plan' forward; (3) lauds the commitment to peace of Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis of Greece who supported the United Nations-sponsored plan despite the opposition of the Greek Cypriot leadership; (4) congratulates the Turkish Cypriots for their historic landslide vote in favor of the United Nations-sponsored plan and requests the Turkish Cypriots not to abandon all hope of a united Cyprus or eventual membership in the European Union; and (5) calls on the United States Government and the European Union to take measures to lift the economic and political isolation of the Turkish Cypriots.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R–KY

Committees

  • Foreign Affairs Committee
4 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe.

  3. Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

  4. Introduced in House

  5. Introduced in House

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