§ Mrs. Jegerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Turkish Government regarding Greek-Cypriot citizens still missing after the Turkish invasion; and whether he will press, on humanitarian grounds, for information to be provided to their families through the Red Cross or United Nations authorities.
§ Mr. JuddThe Government continue to believe that a general political settlement, for which we are actively working, would be the best context in which to resolve humanitarian problems, including that of the fate of missing persons.
The Turkish authorities have repeatedly stated that they have no knowledge of Greek-Cypriot citizens missing following the events of 1974. It is unfortunate that the parties concerned have so far failed to reach agreement on the modalities of an investigating committee to tackle this humanitarian issue.