Written questions

Cyprus: Cultural Relations

Lords · Question HL7024 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 15 May 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Rogan

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to promote cultural exchange programmes between the United Kingdom and Northern Cyprus.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 15 May 2025

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 limit links b...