HL Deb 21 June 2004 vol 662 c96WA
Lord Kilclooney

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What changes have taken place since the referendum on the Annan plan in contacts between the Government and (a) the elected authority in northern Cyprus and (b) diplomatic representatives of the Turkish Cypriot government in foreign countries. [HL3179]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

The Government are working with the Turkish Cypriots, with the Commission, and with our EU partners, including the Republic of Cyprus, to ensure the aims of the EU as expressed in the conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council on 26 April can be realised. This collective process includes increasingly close working contacts with the authorities in northern Cyprus, and with their representatives elsewhere.