 |
Press Releases
|
|||||
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Nick Larigakis |
| July 28, 2008—No. 52 | (202) 785-8430 |
U.S. Congress Commemorates 34 year Turkish Illegal Invasion and Occupation of Cyprus
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Numerous Congressmen last week read statements on the floor of the U.S. Congress to commemorate the 34 years of the Turkish illegal military invasion and occupation of Cyprus that took place on July 20, 1974.
The statements of each House Representative and Senator are below to be read.
- Read Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Read Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
- Read Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
- Read Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
- Read Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- Read Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Read Rep. Zack Space (D-OH)
- Read Rep. Edward Royce (R-CA)
- Read Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
- Read Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)
- Read Rep. James McGovern (D-MA)
- Read Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ)
- Read Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
- Read Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)
- Read Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA)
- Read Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Read Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Read Rep. James Langevin (D-RI)
- Read Rep. Steven Rothman (D-NJ)
- Read Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI)
- Read Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Read Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD)
###
The American
Hellenic Institute is a nonprofit public policy organization that works to
strengthen relations between the United States and Greece and Cyprus,
and also
within the American Hellenic community.
1220 16th Street,
NW | Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone 202-785-8430 | Fax 202-785-5178 | www.ahiworld.org
AHI News Flash:
12-11-08 Cyprus News Agency Interview with AHI Executive Director
03-21-07 The report of the AHI 32nd celebration (Greek version)
03-21-07 Gene Rossides remembering T. Eagleton (Greek version)
Op-eds by Gene Rossides:
12-08-08 Op-Ed: Obama/Biden and Turkey
11-12-08 D-Day and OXI Day
10-23-08 Op-Ed: Does Turkey want a Cyprus Settlement?
Letters to the Editor:
10-31-06 The Washington Times Prints AHI Letter to Editor on Editorial “Turkey’s
political future”
Current Legislation in the 110th Congress:
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Action Alert Items:
THE AMERICAN HELLENIC Institute (AHI), was founded on August 1, 1974, following Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus with the illegal use of American-supplied arms in violation of U.S. laws and agreements. The AHI initiated the rule of law issue in the Congress in the interests of the U.S., thus changing the face of American politics. <<<Continue>>>
© 2006 American Hellenic Institute