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US White House Press Briefing (96-02-07)
THE WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING ROOM
February 7, 1996
PRESS BRIEFING BY MIKE MCCURRY
1:45 P.M. EST
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
February 7, 1996
PRESS BRIEFING
BY MIKE MCCURRY
The Briefing Room
1:45 P.M. EST
[...]
Q Mike, I wonder whether the President is still
concerned about the continuing tensions between Greece and Turkey,
and whether he plans any new initiative in -- Cyprus now that the
Holbrooke mission has been cancelled.
MR. MCCURRY: Well, the President, by communicating his
own concern directly to leaders in both countries, certainly
indicated it was a matter that he would follow. These are two very
important and close allies of the United States, two valued members
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and we will do everything
we can, and continue to do everything we can to encourage them to
resolve any difficulties or disagreements they have in a peaceful
fashion. I'm sure there will be opportunities to do that through our
diplomacy. And I'm sure that even though Assistant Secretary
Holbrooke's mission has not gone forward, they'll be other
opportunities in which we can have that type of positive exchange
with two countries with whom we enjoy very close and very beneficial
relations.
[...]
Thank you.
END
2:12 P.M. EST
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