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Bush Updates Congress on Situation in Cyprus

(Progress report covering December 1, 2002-January 31, 2003) (360)
President Bush sent to Congress April 22 a periodic progress report on
efforts toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question,
covering the period of December 1, 2002, through January 31, 2003.
A letter accompanying the report said the United States hoped that
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's meetings with the two Cypriot
leaders in March "would lead to a breakthrough on the basis of the
Secretary General's fair and balanced settlement plan. Unfortunately,
that meeting did not result in an agreement."
However, "the United States remains committed to finding a just and
lasting settlement for Cyprus."
Following is the text of the letter that accompanied the report:
(begin text)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
April 22, 2003
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
RELATIONS
April 22, 2003
Dear Mr. Speaker:   (Dear Mr. Chairman:)
In accordance with section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, as amended, I am providing a report prepared by my
Administration on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus
question covering the period February 1, 2003, through March 31, 2003.
The previous submission covered events from December 1, 2002, through
January 31, 2003.
As in the past, U.S. officials including Secretary of State Colin
Powell, Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman, Special Cyprus
Coordinator Thomas G. Weston, and Ambassador to Cyprus Michael Klosson
joined me in providing intensive diplomatic support to the efforts of
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan to foster a settlement to
the longstanding division of the island. We hoped that the Secretary
General's meetings with the two Cypriot leaders in The Hague on March
10-11, 2003, would lead to a breakthrough on the basis of the
Secretary General's fair and balanced settlement plan. Unfortunately,
that meeting did not result in an agreement. Despite this setback, the
United States remains committed to finding a just and lasting
settlement for Cyprus.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)