§ 16. Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will next meet the Turkish ambassador to discuss the situation in Cyprus.
Mr. Garet-JonesMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has no plans for such a meeting. However my right hon. Friend has on several occasions this year had the opportunity to discuss572W Cyprus with Turkish Ministers. These meetings have been encouraging, and their tone is reflected in the current prospects for progress in the United Nations-led talks.
§ 28. Dr. SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement regarding the continued occupation of part of Cyprus by Turkish troops.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesThe continued presence in Cyprus of large numbers of foreign troops is not helpful to prospects for a settlement.
§ 29. Mr. McKelveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he intends to visit Cyprus to discuss the situtation regarding the border dispute.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesWe give full support to the United Nations Secretary-General's efforts to bring about a just and lasting settlement in Cyprus. There are current grounds for optimism; all sides have accepted the ideas endorsed in Security Council resolution 750, and the recent round of talks by United Nations envoys went well. We have frequent contact with Cypriot Ministers and all other parties to the dispute. However, we believe it important not to undertake initiatives that could in any way cut across the delicate negotiations by United Nations envoys in Cyprus itself.
§ 24. Mr. Kevin HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Turkish Government as to the numbers of settlers from Turkey now living in northern Cyprus; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has not discussed this matter with the Government of Turkey.