"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. "Our position is that he is the leader of the Turkish Cypriots."
«Sekretar Pauel sastao se sa gospodinom Mehmetom Ali Talatom kao liderom zajednice kiparskih Turaka, a američki ambasador na Kipru Majkl Kloson obraća se gospodinu Talatu kao lideru zajednice kiparskih Turaka», navodi se u saopštenju koje je objavio Stejt department želeći da odgovori na pitanja novinara i dodaje: «Naš stav je da je on lider kiparskih Turaka».