Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has had any communication with the Turkish Cypriots about the Cypriot Government's application for Cyprus to join the European Community; if he supports the application; and what progress has been made by this application.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydCyprus applied to join the EC in July 1990. The Commission is producing an opinion on the application, which will be submitted to the member states for their consideration.
Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Cypriot Government have accepted United Nations resolution 649 calling for a bizonal federal Cyprus; when the United Nations approved resolution 649; and if he will make a statement on political progress within the island of Cyprus.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe UN Secretary-General's efforts to promote a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the intercommunal dispute in Cyprus continue with our full support. The way forward is mapped out in UN Security Council resolution 649 of 12 March 1990, which both communities have accepted.
Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations230W the United Kingdom Government have received as a guarantor power concerning the purchase of arms by the Government of Cyprus.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydWe are aware of Turkish and Turkish Cypriot concern at the purchase of arms by the Government of Cyprus. It is our long-standing policy to sell weapons neither to the Greek Cypriot National Guard nor to the Turkish Cypriot armed forces.