Cyprus
19th March 2008
Dr. Francis: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to support reunification in Cyprus following the recent presidential election. [193083]
Mr. Jim Murphy: We encourage all parties to engage fully with the UN's efforts to achieve a comprehensive Cyprus settlement. A new opportunity now exists to make substantial progress, given the new sense of momentum. This opportunity must be seized. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has already met the new Cypriot Foreign Minister and my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has written to President Christofias inviting him to the UK.
