    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2001, Book II)]
    [August 27, 2001]
    [Page 1047]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Cyprus
    August 27, 2001

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. Chairman:)
        In accordance with section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961, as amended (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 from June 1 through July 31, 2001. The previous submission
    covered from April 1 through May 31, 2001.
        The United Nations continued in its efforts to resume the proximity
    talks that started in December 1999. During the reporting period,
    Special Cyprus Coordinator Thomas G. Weston
    and U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus Donald K. Bandler continued to provide diplomatic support to this process.
    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 August 29.