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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 6, 2003
Declares that Congress: (1) appreciates the efforts of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General to seek a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement of the Cyprus problem for the benefit of the Cypriot people and the region; (2) urges the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot sides, as well as the guarantor powers, the United Kingdom, Greece and Turkey, to agree to sign the commitment to put in place the Secretary General's plan to separate, simultaneous referenda on the island on March 30, 2003; (3) expresses its view that such referenda must be carried out in a transparent and fair manner so that the will of the Cypriot people can be democratically expressed; and (4) urges the Cypriot people to participate in the referenda and to vote in support of the UN plan for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem in order to bring a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement which will benefit all people of Cyprus.
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Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R–NE
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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