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Section 1
That the House of Representatives— strongly condemns Turkey’s continued occupation of Cyprus, and calls upon Turkey to immediately withdraw all of its estimated 35,000 occupying troops from the island; calls upon Turkey to adhere to the democratic principles and mission of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; reiterates that the settlement of the Cyprus problem needs to be based on a bizonal, bicommunal federation in a State with single sovereignty and international personality, and that this entity should embrace constitutional democratic norms and American principles, the European Union (EU) acquis Communautaire and EU Founding Treaty, United Nations resolutions on Cyprus, and pertinent decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and other European courts; calls on Turkey to cease and desist from its illegal interference in the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone; calls on the Turkish Government to provide avenues for American citizens to seek financial remedies or restitution for their property losses in the Turkish-occupied territory of Cyprus; demands Turkey’s cooperation in helping recover the four American citizens who are still missing as a result of the 1974 invasion of Cyprus; calls on Turkey to remove its over 200,000 illegal settlers from Turkish-occupied Cyprus and assist in repatriating Greek-Cypriot refugees to their ancestral homes; and encourages President Trump to make the resolution of the Cyprus problem a top foreign policy priority for his Administration.