[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 43 (Monday, October 28, 2002)]
[Pages 1858-1859]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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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 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

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Note: Letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, and Joseph R. Biden, Jr., chairman, Senate Committee on 
Foreign Relations. An original was not available for verification of the 
content of this letter.