For Immediate Release
April 22, 2003
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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 February 1, 2003, through March 31, 2003. The
previous submission covered events from December 1, 2002, through
January 31, 2003.
As in the past, U.S. officials including Secretary of State Colin
Powell, Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman, Special Cyprus
Coordinator Thomas G. Weston, and Ambassador to Cyprus Michael Klosson
joined me in providing intensive diplomatic support to the efforts of
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan to foster a settlement to
the longstanding division of the island. We hoped that the Secretary
General's meetings with the two Cypriot leaders in The Hague on March
10-11, 2003, would lead to a breakthrough on the basis of the Secretary
General's fair and balanced settlement plan. Unfortunately, that
meeting did not result in an agreement. Despite this setback, the
United States remains committed to finding a just and lasting
settlement for Cyprus.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
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