REP. HOLLEN ISSUES STATEMENT ON 34TH ANNIVERSARY OF TURKISH INVASION OF CYPRUS
July 23, 2008
July 23, 2008
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. (8th CD), gave the following statement:
Today we commemorate the 34th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Today we also honor the memory and sacrifice of the nearly 200,000 Greek Cypriots who were forcibly removed from their homes, the 5,000 Cypriots who were killed during the invasion and the nearly 1,500 Greek Cypriots who remain missing to this day.
Cyprus and the U.S. share a deep and abiding commitm . . .
Today we commemorate the 34th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Today we also honor the memory and sacrifice of the nearly 200,000 Greek Cypriots who were forcibly removed from their homes, the 5,000 Cypriots who were killed during the invasion and the nearly 1,500 Greek Cypriots who remain missing to this day.
Cyprus and the U.S. share a deep and abiding commitm . . .