The phrase "a statement citing the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a declaration or assertion that references a source or authority.
Example: "The report included a statement citing the recent findings from the research study."
Alternatives: "a declaration referencing the" or "an assertion mentioning the".
The impasse ended last week and the club issued a statement citing "the conclusion of a disciplinary procedure".
His family has issued a statement citing the Fifth Amendment and asking whether it was necessary for the government to have "assassinated two of its citizens".
On Monday, FreshDirect released a statement citing the support of a half-dozen Bronx organizations, including the Bronx Chamber of Commerce.
Yesterday, however, Mr. Bloomberg's press secretary, Edward Skyler, released a statement citing "the challenges our country is facing" as the reason for postponing the trip.
Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa also issued a statement citing the judge's rulings on gun and property rights as two areas of particular concern.
Joaquín Navarro-Valls, the pope's spokesman, issued a statement citing the Russian news media's coverage of a Moscow apartment, rented out for charitable purposes by a Franciscan order, that became a brothel.
The company in a statement cited "the surprising magnitude and momentum of the slowing U.S. economy late last year, particularly in technology spending".
In a mission statement citing the findings of an official staff visit last month, the organisation said it expected joblessness – now down to 23% – to stay in the double digits until the middle of the century.
The two Pennsylvania senators who nominated Mr. Paterno to receive the medal, the highest civilian award given by the White House, withdrew their support on Thursday in a joint statement, citing the abuse case as the reason.
Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Economy.com, complained that the Open Market Committee's press release, a waffling statement citing the "uncertainty surrounding the outlook," read as if it were the product of a committee.
Verizon (the parent company to TechCrunch's parent company) quickly issued a follow up statement, citing the potential risks involved in killing the phone altogether.
