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Famagusta

Commons · Question 5566 · Tabled 12 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 10 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Martin Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Turkish counterpart on the return of Famagusta to its former inhabitants on the 50th anniversary of its capture.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 10 Oct 2024

The UK supports the numerous United Nations Security Council Resolutions covering the issue of Varosha, Famagusta, alongside the related 2021 UNSC Statement. Property remains one of the most complex issues of the status quo in Cyprus. Ultimately, the most...