§ Baroness Jegerasked Her Majesty's, Government:
What progress has been made towards a settlement of the Cyprus problem. [HL3940]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalG8 Heads of Government, in their statement of 20 June, and the UN Security Council, in its resolution 1250 of 29 June, have urged the UN Secretary-General to invite the leaders of both sides in Cyprus to enter with out pre-conditions into comprehensive negotiations starting in the autumn, and to commit themselves in good faith to continue to negotiate until a settlement is reached. My right honourable friend the Prime Minister and my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary have assured the Secretary-General that he will have our full support in efforts to get those negotiations under way.