§ Dr. SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures he will use to promote the implementation of the United Nations Secretary-General's confidence-building measures in Cyprus.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryWe continue to encourage all parties to make progress on the package of confidence building measures proposed by the United Nations Secretary-General. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs stressed the urgency of progress during his trip to Ankara on 93W 19–20 January, and will do so when he meets the Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alecos Michaelides, on 2 February.
§ Dr. SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his estimate of the number of Turkish citizens who have moved into the north of Cyprus since 1974; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThere is dispute and uncer-tainty about the number of Turkish settlers in northern Cyprus. A range of figures are quoted, usually by partisan groups. We have no means to compile our own statistics. Security Council resolution 789 of 25 November 1992 urged the parties to commit themselves to a number of confidence-building measures, including a Cyprus-wide census under the auspices of the United Nations.
§ Dr. SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice he intends to give the United Nations regarding the continued movement into the north of Cyprus of citizens of Turkey; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe issue of residence rights is intrinsic to the UN-sponsored talks on Cyprus and would be an important element in any negotiated settlement.