For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 25, 2001

Progress Report on Negotiated Solution to Cyprus Question
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
October 16, 2001

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 solution of the Cyprus question covering the period August 1 through September 30, 2001.  The previous submission covered June 1 through July 31, 2001.

The United Nations continued in its efforts to sustain the proximity talks that started in December 1999.  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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