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President's Report To Congress On Cyprus Peace Effort (96-07-19)
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TEXT: PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO CONGRESS ON CYPRUS PEACE EFFORT
(Covers April-May initiatives) (280)
Washington -- As required by an act of Congress, President Clinton has
reported to Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich and
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jesse Helms on his efforts
during April and May 1966, to further a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus
question.
Following is the text of the president's July 19 letter to the congressional
leadership:
(Begin text)
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. Chairman:)
In accordance with Public Law 95-384 (22 U.S.C. 2373(c)), I submit to you
this report on progress toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus
question. The previous submission covered progress through March 31, 1996.
The current submission covers the period April 1, 1996, through May 31,
1996.
As noted in my last submission, I have been engaged in a series of meetings
with leaders from the region to underscore my interest in advancing a
Cyprus solution. On April 9, I informed Greek Prime Minister Simitis that
Acting Assistant Secretary Kornblum would be coming to the region in late
April, in part to examine possibilities for progress on Cyprus. Mr.
Kornblum's message would be that the United States could help to facilitate
a solution only if all the parties were sincerely interested in taking the
pragmatic steps necessary for an intercommunal agreement. I am encouraged
that Mr. Kornblum found broad appreciation of the need to move ahead on
Cyprus. We continue to urge all the parties to seize the unique opportunity
that currently exists to make the long-elusive Cyprus solution a reality.
Sincerely,
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
(End text)
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