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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 9, 1993
Prohibits U.S. military and economic assistance to Turkey until the President certifies to the Congress that: (1) the Turkish Government has released or accounted for the five Americans abducted by the Turkish invasion forces in 1974 and the 1,614 Greek Cypriots who have been missing since the Turkish invasion; (2) the churches in the occupied parts of Cyprus that were converted to mosques in violation of the Geneva Conventions have been restored to their original condition for Christian worship; (3) the Turkish Government has authorized a census of the colonists on Cyprus; (4) all Turkish military forces and illegal Turkish colonists have been withdrawn from Cyprus; (5) the Turkish Government has returned the area of Famagusta/Varosha to the Government of Cyprus; (6) negotiations have resulted in progress towards establishing a democracy in Cyprus; and (7) the Turkish Government is in compliance with the United Nations Charter, specified United Nations resolutions, the North Atlantic Treaty, and the Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and is not engaged in human rights violations.
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Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · D–NJ
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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