pay a tribute to UNFEClP, a& particularly its Commander, Major General Hilner, who bS carried out his difficult duties with impartiality 3nd high professional cornpet tence. I had intended to conclude my statement at this point. However, in the murse of the debate, tha phony issue of the so-called Turkish settlers wa8 tatsed once 3gain, and I am c~mpalled to refute what has been said on the eubject. In his repcct to the Security Council, dated 8 March 1990, dacument S/21183, the Secretary-General states that Cyprus is the cc-n homa of the Creek Cypriot community and of the Turkish Cypriot community and that their relationshiP is nut One of majority and minc~ity. The Government of Turkey subacrihes to this view of the Secretary-General and considers the respective sizes of the Turkish Cypriot and Creek Cypriot krqulations of the island as being irrelevant to the final settlemnt to be worked out by the twa pact tee fjaseaj al this position, Turkey has nc reason to attempt to alter the present demographic balence in CyDrU0. As the Secretary-General ha3 indicated in hie report, the t*a parties in Cyprus are equal regardless of their size. Turkey has never had a F~?icy of encouraging its citizens to emigrate. Those of ita citizens who leave to oettle in other countries do so by their own free Will. 10 Turkey had had a palby of altering the derroqrephic balance of Cyprus, JSWjf s,feV.292~ 48 MC. Aksin, Turkey) Turkey could completely revecse the present ratio of Greek Cyprioh to Turkish Cypriots on the island. Let it not be fccqotten that Turkey's yearly increase in ppulation is roughly double the size oP the total mprlation of Cyprus, Turkish CyPriota and Greek Cypriots co&ined. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has its oun immiqration policies which 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement made by the Government of Turkey in a political context, addressing the issue of Turkish settlers in Cyprus and the country's stance on the demographic balance of the island. The text mentions international organizations, such as the United Nations, and references reports and documents related to the conflict. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a high-level political communication.

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