§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, following the admission by Mr. Rauf Denktash in an interview with Sigma TV on 1st March that Greek Cypriot civilians captured by the Turkish army during the invasion of 1974 were handed over to irregular forces and executed, they will urge Mr. Denktash to explain why he concealed his knowledge of these war crimes for 22 years and to provide full details to the UN tripartite committee on missing persons in Cyprus.
§ Baroness Chalker of WallaseyThe UN Committee on missing persons is best placed to investigate the fate of all the missing in Cyprus. We have noted Mr. Denktash's recent statement on this subject and deplore the atrocities that have been committed in Cyprus. We would expect Mr. Denktash to pass on any relevant information to the UN Committee.