20 June 2003
Bush Reports to Congress on Situation in Cyprus
(Letter covers period April 1- May 31, 2003) (270)
President Bush sent to Congress June 20 a periodic progress report on
efforts toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question,
covering the period of April 1 through May 31, 2003.
Following is the text of the letter that accompanied the report:
(begin text)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
June 20, 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
June 20, 2003
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. Chairman:)
Consistent 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 April 1 through May 31, 2003. The previous submission
covered February 1 through March 31, 2003.
The United States remains committed to finding a just and lasting
settlement for Cyprus. Serious efforts continued during this reporting
period to persuade the two sides on Cyprus to resume negotiations
under the auspices of the United Nations Good Offices Mission for
Cyprus, on the basis of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's
proposed settlement plan. As in the past, U.S. officials, including
Secretary of State Powell, Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman,
Special Cyprus Coordinator Thomas G. Weston, Ambassador to Cyprus
Michael Klosson, Ambassador to Turkey Robert Pearson, and Ambassador
to Greece Thomas Miller provided intensive diplomatic support to this
process.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush
(end text)
(Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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