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Cyprus: Recognition of States

Commons · Question 26461 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 4 Feb 2025

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Asked by Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has reviewed policy on recognition of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus since 2020.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 4 Feb 2025

The UK's long-standing position is not to recognise the so-called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" as an independent state. This is in accordance with several UN Security Council Resolutions and in line with the rest of the international co...