    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000, Book I)]
    [May 18, 2000]
    [Page 968]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Cyprus
    May 18, 2000

    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 February 1-March 31, 2000. The
    previous submission covered events during December 1999 and January
    2000.
        As noted in my last submission, the United Nations has held two
    sessions of proximity talks, December 3-14, 1999, in New York and
    January 31-February 8 in Geneva. The next session of talks was scheduled
    to begin on May 23 in New York. This session will likely be postponed
    several weeks to allow President Clerides time to recover from surgery
    on May 5.
        The United States, under the guidance of my Special Presidential
    Emissary Alfred H. Moses and Special Cyprus Coordinator Thomas G.
    Weston, has been actively engaged in supporting the United Nations
    effort to bring about a comprehensive Cyprus settlement. Ambassador
    Moses and his team were present during the Geneva talks and afterwards
    traveled to Cyprus in March to prepare for the next sessions of talks.
             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.