HC Deb 07 July 1999 vol 334 cc577-8W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will ensure that when a Minister of his Department next visits Turkey he or she discusses with the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Turkey the lack of response to letters that have been sent to him by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, regarding the decision taken by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Mrs. Loizidou v. Turkey; and if he will make a statement. [89817]

Ms Quin

We continue to make clear to Turkey, including in the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers' Deputies, the need to respect the European Court of Human Rights' judgment in the case of Loizidou v. Turkey. We supported the decision of the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers to write to the Turkish Foreign Minister on 22 June requesting clarification from Turkey on how it intends to implement the judgment. We look forward to his response, and will be interested to hear what progress is being made on the issue when we next meet at Ministerial level.

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