Release of 3 Soldiers Is Sought; Cypriot Leader Going to Belgrade

From: The Washington Post | Date: April 8, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Pressing ahead with an initiative to win the freedom of three U.S. soldiers captured by Yugoslavia, a veteran politician from Cyprus planned to fly into Belgrade today with a tacit green light from the United States and hopes of bringing the men home.

The United States agreed yesterday to ensure that Spyros Kyprianou, the acting president of Cyprus, would be able to fly safely into the Yugoslav capital aboard a plane provided by Greece. But Washington rejected his request for a full-fledged cease-fire during his mission. U.S. officials insisted that any release of the three soldiers must be ...

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