Cyprus (Hansard, 12 May 1993)

§ 31. Mr. Waterson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps Her Majesty's Government have taken to encourage an amicable resolution on the island of Cyprus; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mrs. Roche
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the present situation in Cyprus.

§ Mr. Garel-Jones
The United Nations Secretary-General held a formal meeting with the leaders of the two Cypriot communities in New York on 30 March. The two leaders expressed their willingness to resume talks in New York on 24 May and to use the "Set of Ideas" for the purpose of reaching a mutually acceptable overall framework agreement. We continue to give vigorous support to the United Nations initiative.

§ Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Turkish Government, and when this was last done, regarding the number of settlers from mainland Turkey now moving to northern Cyprus; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Goodlad
The questions of settlement and property rights in Cyprus are intrinsic to the UN "Set of Ideas", endorsed by the Security Council as the basis of a settlement. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs last urged Turkey at the highest level to support the "Set of Ideas" when he met Mr. Demirel and Mr. Cetin on 23 November. We keep in close touch with the Turkish Government, and make our views clear, through Her Majesty's ambassadors in Ankara and elsewhere.

§ Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when ministers or officials of his Department last met opposition leaders of political parties operating in northern Cyprus; when such meetings took place; and what issues were discussed.

§ Mr. Goodlad
There have been 13 meetings between officials and Turkish Cypriot "opposition" leaders in the last three months, including a guest of Government visit by Mustafa Akinci in London on 24 March. Discussions included the negotiations towards a settlement of the Cyprus problem and the situation in north Cyprus.

§ Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his Department's estimate of the number of people who have migrated from Turkey to northern Cyprus in each of the last 10 years.

§ Mr. Goodlad
We do not compile such statistics.