§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the setting up of a checkpoint by Turkish troops at Strovilia in the Republic of Cyprus; and what discussions he has had about this with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. [131955]
§ Mr. VazThe UK regrets the setting up of a checkpoint in Strovilia and has made this clear to the Turkish Cypriots. This action is one of the measures taken by the Turkish Cypriots against UNFICYP, which we consider to be unjustified. But the matter is fundamentally for the UN to resolve, and we have given them our full support in their efforts to do so. We understand that despite the restrictions UNFICYP are still able to carry out their mandate and the people of Strovilia are able to travel freely.