[House Document 106-180]
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                     REPORT ON THE CYPRUS QUESTION

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

PROGRESS TOWARD A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OF THE CYPRUS QUESTION COVERING 
   THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1 TO NOVEMBER 30, 1999, PURSUANT TO 22 U.S.C. 
                                2373(c)




January 27, 2000.--Referred to the Committee on International Relations 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                           The White House,
                                     Washington, December 31, 1999.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with Public Law 95-384 (22 
U.S.C. 2373(c)), I submit to you this report on progress toward 
a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question covering the 
period October 1 to November 30, 1999. The previous submission 
covered events during August and September 1999.
    United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan announced on 
November 13 the start of proximity talks in New York on 
December 3 to work towards a resolution to the long-standing 
Cyprus dispute. The goal of these talks is to prepare the 
ground for meaningful negotiations leading to a comprehensive 
settlement of the Cyprus problem.
    This welcome news was highlighted during my trip to Turkey 
and Greece from November 15-20 as a positive step toward 
bringing about a just and lasting solution for all Cypriots and 
improving Greek-Turkish relations for a more secure southern 
Europe.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.


     President's Bimonthly Report on Cyprus--October-November 1999

    Thomas G. Weston, the Special Coordinator for Cyprus, met 
with Turkish Cypriot Representative Tahsin Ertugruloglu on 
October 4 to discuss the Cyprus situation and prospects for 
talks. Mr. Weston urged the Turkish Cypriots to come to 
negotiations this fall without preconditions.
    On October 5, Special Presidential Emissary for Cyprus 
Alfred H. Moses met with Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Gregory 
Niotis in Washington. They exchanged views on the Cyprus 
dispute and possible steps to move the settlement process 
forward.
    Ambassador Moses received the Frizis Award of the Hellenic 
Leadership Conference in Washington on October 6. In addressing 
the annual dinner, Ambassador Moses underscored the United 
States commitment to a just and lasting solution to the Cyprus 
dispute.
    On October 14, U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus Donald K. Bandler 
met with Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash. Ambassador 
Bandler underscored the importance of resolving the Cyprus 
dispute and emphasized that the goal of negotiations is a just 
and lasting settlement that addresses the needs of both sides.
    Mr. Weston traveled to London, Bonn, and Brussels from 
October 11-13 to meet with key European officials regarding the 
Cyprus issue. He then traveled to Ankara on October 14 to join 
Ambassador Moses in two meetings with President Demirel, Prime 
Minister Ecevit, Foreign Minister Cem, and MFA Deputy Under 
Secretary for Cyprus Logoglu. Ambassador Moses and Mr. Weston 
went on to Athens on October 18 to meet with Foreign Minister 
Papandreou. They concluded their trip in Nicosia from October 
19-21 where they had a series of separate meetings with 
President Clerides and Mr. Denktash and discussed the prospects 
for resolving the Cyprus dispute through UN-sponsored talks.
    Mr. Weston traveled to Berlin, Stockholm and Rome from 
November 1-5. In Berlin, he and the UN Secretary-General's 
Special Advisor for Cyprus Alvaro de Soto, UK Special 
Representative for Cyprus David Hannay, and Russian Cyprus 
Coordinator Vladmir Chizov, attended a conference on Cyprus 
hosted by German Foreign Minister Fischer. In Stockholm, Mr. 
Weston met with Swedish Cyprus Coordinator Kai Falkman and MFA 
EU Affairs Director Frank Belfrage. In Rome, he met with MFA 
Deputy Political Director Candilio, Balkans Director Mirachian, 
and Prime Minister D'Alema's Diplomatic Advisor Francesco 
Olivieri.

                                

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