Sec. 2023. Peace on Cyprus and in the Eastern Mediterranean
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United States policy regarding Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey shall be directed toward the maintenance of a stable and peaceful atmosphere in the Eastern Mediterranean region and shall therefore be governed by the following principles: The United States shall actively support the resolution of differences through negotiations and internationally established peaceful procedures, shall encourage all parties to avoid provocative actions, and shall strongly oppose any attempt to resolve disputes through force or threat of force.
The United States will accord full support and high priority to efforts, particularly those of the United Nations, to bring about a prompt, peaceful settlement on Cyprus. All defense articles provided by the United States to countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region will be used only in accordance with the requirements of this Act and the agreements under which those defense articles were provided. The United States will provide security assistance for Greece and Turkey only when providing that assistance is intended solely for defensive purposes, including when necessary to enable the recipient country to fulfill its responsibilities as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and shall be designed to ensure that the present balance of military strength among countries of the region, including between Greece and Turkey, is preserved.
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the transfer of defense articles to Greece or Turkey for legitimate self defense or to enable Greece or Turkey to fulfill their North Atlantic Treaty Organization obligations. The United States shall use its influence to ensure the continuation of the ceasefire on Cyprus until an equitable negotiated settlement is reached. The United States shall use its influence to achieve the withdrawal of Turkish military forces from Cyprus in the context of a solution to the Cyprus problem.
Because progress toward a Cyprus settlement is a high priority of United States policy in the Eastern Mediterranean, the President and the Congress shall continually review that progress and shall determine United States policy in the region accordingly. To facilitate such a review the President shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and at the end of each succeeding 90-day period, transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on progress made toward the conclusion of a negotiated solution of the Cyprus problem.
Such transmissions shall include any relevant reports prepared by the Secretary General of the United Nations for the Security Council. In order to ensure that United States assistance is provided consistent with the policies established in this section, the President shall, whenever transmitting a certification pursuant to section 4382 for Greece or Turkey, include in that certification a full explanation of how such assistance will be consistent with the policy and principles set forth in subsection (a).
Any agreement for the sale or provision of any article on the United States Munitions List (established pursuant to section 4301) entered into by the United States after the date of the enactment of this Act shall expressly state that the article is being provided by the United States only with the understanding that it will not be transferred to Cyprus or otherwise used to further the severance or division of Cyprus. The President shall submit to Congress a report on any substantial evidence that equipment provided under any such agreement has been used in a manner inconsistent with the purposes of this subsection.