§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the(a) meetings attended and (b) people met by Sir David Hannay since 1 January in relation to Cyprus. [122383]
§ Mr. VazSir David Hannay is in regular contact with all those interested in a settlement of the Cyprus problem.
During the period in question, Sir David attended the second round of UN proximity talks in Geneva from 31 January to 8 February, in the course of which he had numerous contacts with all those present (including the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders, the UN Secretary-General and his Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, representatives of the Greek and Turkish Governments and representatives of other Permanent Members of the Security Council, of other EU member states and of the European Commission).
Sir David visited Cyprus on 13–15 March, when he held discussions with the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders. He is planning to re-visit Cyprus in early June.
Sir David has also visited New York twice for discussions with the UN Secretary-General and his Special Adviser on Cyprus: Brussels for discussion with the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana, and the Commissioner for Enlargement, Gunter Verheugen, and Commission officials; Strasbourg for discussions with Jacques Poos, European Parliament Rapporteur on Cyprus, and other members of the European Parliament; Lisbon for discussion with the Portuguese EU Presidency; Paris for discussion with the incoming French EU Presidency; Athens (twice) for discussion with representatives of the Greek Government; and Ankara for discussion with representatives of the Turkish Government.
Sir David also attended the call by President Clerides on the Prime Minister on 10 April and the call by Cyprus Foreign Minister Cassoulides on the Foreign Secretary on 16 May.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he proposes to have with the Government of Turkey prior to the next round of talks on Cyprus; and if he will make a statement. [122372]
§ Mr. VazWe are in regular contact with the Government of Turkey on the UN Cyprus process and will remain so. We continue to urge Turkey, and all those304W with an interest in the Cyprus settlement process, to continue to cooperate with the UN Secretary General in a constructive and flexible manner.