    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2001, Book II)]
    [October 16, 2001]
    [Page 1299]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Cyprus
    October 16, 2001

    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 solution of the
    Cyprus question covering the period August 1 through September 30, 2001.
    The previous submission covered June 1 through July 31, 2001.
        The United Nations continued in its efforts to sustain the proximity
    talks that started in December 1999. The United States remains committed
    to the United Nations effort to find a just and lasting settlement to
    the Cyprus problem.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Joseph R. Biden, Jr., chairman, Senate
    Committee on Foreign Relations. This letter was released by the Office
    of the Press Secretary on October 25.