Scoop: State Dept. Daily Press Briefing July 13, 2005: "QUESTION: On Cyprus. It was reported extensively in Nicosia that the Department of State, via the United States Agency for International Development, is providing to the Turkish Cypriots $10 million in cooperation with the Bearing Point company based in Northern Virginia. Do you know what is all about, this project?
MR. CASEY: I have a little bit of something for you on that. My understanding is that Bearing Point, Incorporated, is the recipient of a contract valued at approximately $10 million over three years and that $10 million effort is part of a $30.5 million Cyprus Partnership for Economic Growth assistance package that's designed to create a climate that will support the reunification of the island. And I think there's more information available from that from AID, if you'd like to pursue that.
QUESTION: (inaudible) to the Turkish Cypriots, or is it for both parts of the island?
MR. CASEY: I believe it's for both parts of the island."
