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Daniel Kawczynski Excerpts
Tuesday 14th May 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alan Duncan Portrait Sir Alan Duncan
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Yes, I did have such discussions, and I sought assurances from the ambassador that an invitation to election observers would soon be forthcoming, so that the election in Istanbul can be seen by the world to be free, fair and transparent. I believe that we have made good progress on securing such an invitation.

Daniel Kawczynski Portrait Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con)
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There has been serious speculation that we may be willing to hand over some land from our British sovereign bases in the event of an agreement in Cyprus. Has the amount of land been agreed?

Alan Duncan Portrait Sir Alan Duncan
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It has been the case for many years that we have been prepared to part with some of the sovereign base land. In that sense, our position remains unchanged.