    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book II)]
    [October 24, 2002]
    [Pages 1896-1897]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Cyprus
    October 24, 2002

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. Chairman:)
        In accordance with section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961, as amended, I am providing a report prepared by my Administration
    on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question covering
    the period August 1, 2002, through September 30, 2002. The previous
    submission covered events from June 1, 2002, through July 31, 2002.
        Direct talks on the island between Greek Cypriot leader Glafcos
    Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf
    Denktash continue under United Nations
    auspices. As in the

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    past reporting periods, Special Cyprus Coordinator Thomas G.
    Weston provided diplomatic support to the
    process. Our new Ambassador to Cyprus, Michael Klosson, provided similar support when he assumed his post in
    August. 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.