    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
    [February 19, 2003]
    [Pages 184-185]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Cyprus
    February 19, 2003

    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 December 1, 2002, through January 31, 2003. The previous
    submission covered events from October 1, 2002, through November 30,
    2002.
        My Administration was particularly active during this reporting
    period in supporting U.N. Secretary-General Annan's efforts to foster a comprehensive Cyprus settlement on
    the basis of the plan he has proposed. Although such a settlement did
    not emerge at the European Union's Summit in Copenhagen in December,
    intense diplomatic activity has continued. Secretary Powell, Under Secretary Marc Grossman, Special Cyprus Coordinator Thomas Weston, and Ambassador to Cyprus Michael Klosson are encouraging all relevant parties to maintain a
    spirit of compromise and a commitment to reaching an agreement by
    February 28, 2003. I will do the same as part of our continuing
    commitment to the U.N. effort to find a just and lasting settlement for
    Cyprus.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Richard G. Lugar, chairman, Senate
    Committee on Foreign Relations. This letter was released by the Office
    of the Press Secretary on February 20.

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