    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
    [November 10, 1999]
    [Pages 2059-2060]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Cyprus
    November 10, 1999

    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 covering the period August 1, 1999, to September 30,
    1999. The previous submission covered events during June and July 1999.
        In an official working visit to the United States, Turkish Prime
    Minister Ecevit and I had a productive meeting on September 28. We
    exchanged views on a number of topics, including Cyprus. I emphasized
    that reaching a just and lasting solution to the Cyprus dispute remains
    one of my highest priorities. The Prime Minister and I agreed that there
    cannot be a solution to the Cyprus problem that would return the

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    situation to what it was before 1974: all Cypriots must live in
    security. Prime Minister Ecevit supported my
    idea that my Special Emissary for Cyprus, Alfred H. Moses, travel to the region to explore ways to move forward on
    the Cyprus issue, in particular by starting comprehensive talks with no
    pre-condition under U.N. auspices, as called for by the G-8.
        The international community mourned the death of Greek Alternate
    Foreign Minister Kranidiotis. His passing
    is a true loss for Greece and Cyprus.
            Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

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