HR 13 — To recognize the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over the entirety of the island, and to memorialize the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion and occupation of the northern part of the island

As(136th AdoptedGeneralAssembly) by(House Resolution Number 13) ARESOLUTION To recognize the Housesovereignty 136thof Generalthe AssemblyRepublic Regularof SessionCyprus H.over the entirety of the island, and to memorialize the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion and occupation of the northern part of the island.

R.Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio:

No.WHEREAS, On July 20, 1974, Turkish troops invaded the island of Cyprus and captured and occupied the northern part of the island;

13and 2025-2026WHEREAS, RepresentativesThe Demetriou,Turkish Santucciinvasion Cosponsors:ended in the partition of Cyprus along the UN-monitored Green Line, which still divides Cyprus;

Representativesand Brennan,WHEREAS, Click,United Daniels,Nations Deeter,Security Dovilla,Council Ghanbari,Resolution Hoops,360, Johnson,adopted Mathews,on T.,August Newman,16, Plummer,1974, Ritter,declared Williams,the Willis,Council's Youngrespect Afor Rthe Esovereignty, Sindependence, Oand Lterritorial Uintegrity T I O N To recognize the sovereignty of the Republic of CyprusCyprus, 1 over the entirety of the island, and toformally memorializerecorded 2its thedisapproval 50th anniversary of the Turkishunilateral invasionmilitary andactions 3taken occupationagainst ofit theby northernTurkey; part of the island.

4and BEWHEREAS, ITIn RESOLVED1983, BYthe THETurkish HOUSECypriot OFassembly REPRESENTATIVESdeclared OFindependence THEof STATEthe OFTurkish OHIO:Republic of Northern Cyprus.

WHEREAS,Immediately Onupon Julythis 20,declaration, 1974,Britain Turkishconvened troopsa invadedmeeting of the 5United islandNations Security Council to condemn the declaration as "legally invalid." United Nations Security Council Resolution 541 (1983) stated the "attempt to create the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus andis capturedinvalid, and occupiedwill thecontribute northernto parta worsening of 6 the island;situation in Cyprus";

andnow 7therefore WHEREAS,be Theit TurkishRESOLVED, invasionThat endedwe, inthe members of the partitionHouse of 8Representatives Cyprusof alongthe 136th General Assembly of the UN-monitoredState Greenof Line,Ohio, whichin stilladopting dividesthis 9resolution, Cyprus;recognize the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over the entirety of the island;

and 10be WHEREAS,it Unitedfurther NationsRESOLVED, SecurityThat Councilwe Resolutionmemorialize 360, 11 adopted on August 16, 1974, declared the Council's50th respectanniversary forof 12 the sovereignty,Turkish independence,invasion and territorialoccupation integrity of the 13northern Republicpart of Cyprus, and formally recorded its disapproval of the 14island; unilateral military actions taken against it by Turkey;

and 15be WHEREAS,it Infurther 1983,RESOLVED, That the TurkishClerk Cypriotof assemblythe declaredHouse 16of independenceRepresentatives transmit a duly authenticated copy of this resolution to the TurkishAmbassador of Cyprus at the Embassy of the Republic of NorthernCyprus Cyprus.in the United States, to the Ohio Congressional delegation, and to the news media of Ohio.

17Speaker H._________________ of the House of Representatives.

R.Adopted ____________________, 20____

No.

13 Page 2 As Adopted by the House Immediately upon this declaration, Britain convened a meeting of 18 the United Nations Security Council to condemn the declaration 19 as "legally invalid." United Nations Security Council Resolution 20 (1983) stated the "attempt to create the Turkish Republic of 21 Northern Cyprus is invalid, and will contribute to a worsening 22 of the situation in Cyprus";

now therefore be it 23 RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of 24 Representatives of the 136th General Assembly of the State of 25 Ohio, in adopting this resolution, recognize the sovereignty of 26 the Republic of Cyprus over the entirety of the island;

and be 27 it further 28 RESOLVED, That we memorialize the 50th anniversary of the 29 Turkish invasion and occupation of the northern part of the 30 island;

and be it further 31 RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives 32 transmit a duly authenticated copy of this resolution to the 33 Ambassador of Cyprus at the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in 34 the United States, to the Ohio Congressional delegation, and to 35 the news media of Ohio.

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