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Embassy Press Statement

The Embassy provides the following statement issued in Washington by US State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack on January 26, 2006:

January 27, 2006

The United States welcomes Turkey’s proposal on Cyprus as an expression of Turkey's willingness to advance a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus issue.  The proposal is also consistent with the Secretary General's 2004 recommendations that the international community set the stage for future reunification through easing the isolation of Turkish Cypriots.

Progress toward a Cyprus settlement will require creative thinking and constructive dialogue.  We welcome all proposals that seek to break the current deadlock, and hope that all parties will engage and remain flexible and creative.  We encourage the Secretary General and the parties to take these ideas seriously in order to move the Cyprus settlement process forward. 

The United States stands ready to assist the United Nations in this effort.