    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book II)]
    [July 19, 1996]
    [Page 1160]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Cyprus
    July 19, 1996

    Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. Chairman:)
        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. The previous submission covered progress through March
    31, 1996. The current submission covers the period April 1, 1996,
    through May 31, 1996.
        As noted in my last submission, I have been engaged in a series of
    meetings with leaders from the region to underscore my interest in
    advancing a Cyprus solution. On April 9, I informed Greek Prime Minister
    Simitis that Acting Assistant Secretary Kornblum would be coming to the
    region in late April, in part to examine possibilities for progress on
    Cyprus. Mr. Kornblum's message would be that the United States could
    help to facilitate a solution only if all the parties were sincerely
    interested in taking the pragmatic steps necessary for an intercommunal
    agreement. I am encouraged that Mr. Kornblum found broad appreciation of
    the need to move ahead on Cyprus. We continue to urge all the parties to
    seize the unique opportunity that currently exists to make the long-
    elusive Cyprus solution a reality.
        Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House
    of Representatives, and Jesse Helms, chairman, Senate Committee on
    Foreign Relations.