"Secretary Powell has met with Mr. Mehmet Ali Talat in his capacity as leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, and US Ambassador to Cyprus Michael Klosson has called on Mr. Talat as leader of the Turkish Cypriot community," the State Department said in a written statement on Wednesday, in response to a question posed by reporters.
"Državni tajnik Powell sastao se s gospodinom Mehmetom Ali Talatom kao čelnikom zajednice ciparskih Turaka, a američki veleposlanik na Cipru Michael Klosson obraća se gospodinu Talatu kao čelniku zajednice ciparskih Turaka", navodi se u priopćenju koje je američki State Department objavio kao odgovor na pitanja novinara.