Mar. 07 2024
Source Page: Cyprus: Knowledge Base profileFound: Cyprus: Knowledge Base profile
Mar. 12 2024
Source Page: British Forces Cyprus invests in electric vehicle charging solutionsFound: British Forces Cyprus invests in electric vehicle charging solutions
Mar. 01 2024
Source Page: Work begins on 138 new homes for service personnel and their families in CyprusFound: Work begins on 138 new homes for service personnel and their families in Cyprus
Asked by: Baroness Mobarik (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments made in 2004 by the then Prime Minister on the need to “end the isolation of northern Cyprus”; and what progress they have made towards lifting sanctions on trade and travel to that region.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" as an independent state. Several UN Security Council Resolutions also limit links between UK and the north of Cyprus. Within these constraints we support measures to reduce the isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community and regularly engage the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce on this issue. We continue to support a just and lasting Cyprus Settlement as the best means of resolving the difficulties caused by the division of the island.
Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: PM call with President Christodoulides of the Republic of Cyprus: 30 April 2024Found: PM call with President Christodoulides of the Republic of Cyprus: 30 April 2024
Dec. 14 2023
Source Page: First review of the UK-Cyprus bilateral memorandum of understanding: 2023 joint statementFound: First review of the UK-Cyprus bilateral memorandum of understanding: 2023 joint statement
Asked by: Pauline Latham (Conservative - Mid Derbyshire)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in (a) the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and (b) Cyprus on the potential merits of introducing direct flights from UK airports to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the last 12 months.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" as an independent state. Under the Chicago Convention, only the Republic of Cyprus may designate Cypriot airports for international flights. It has not done so for Ercan airport. As such, it is not possible to fly directly between the UK and the north of Cyprus. Ministers have not discussed this topic with the Cypriot government or Turkish Cypriot administration. The FCDO does not hold data on arrivals to Ercan airport.
Dec. 07 2023
Source Page: Contract awarded to build 138 new homes for service families in CyprusFound: Contract awarded to build 138 new homes for service families in Cyprus
Asked by: Lord Rogan (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to review official travel advice for UK nationals visiting the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" as an independent state. The UK recognises the Republic of Cyprus as the sovereign authority of Cyprus. We regularly review official travel advice for UK nationals travelling abroad, including to the Republic of Cyprus.
Nov. 01 2023
Source Page: New £256 million MOD facilities management contract for Cyprus comes into serviceFound: New £256 million MOD facilities management contract for Cyprus comes into service