Obama to send envoys to address Cyprus issue

US President Barack Obama will send representatives to Turkey, Greece and Cyprus to convey messages and gauge the various sides' positions on Turkish-Greek relations and the Cyprus issue, reported Greek daily Elefteros Typos yesterday. To turn a new page on relations, the new US administration will dispatch Senator Richard Durbin and economic advisor Alexis Giannoulias to visit Athens, Ankara and Nicosia next week. In Turkey, they will meet with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as well as Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomeos.