Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how much the Department (a) has spent in the last ten years and (b) plans to spend in each of the next three years on de-mining efforts in (i) the Republic of Cyprus, (ii) the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, (iii) the UN-administered buffer zone and (iv) in and around the sovereign base areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The UK is unequivocal in its support for a mine-free Cyprus. The UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) works to create options for the sides to progress with the next phase of clearing hazardous areas across the island. Last year we contributed over £1.3 million to UNFICYP and we are consistently a leading contributor of personnel. In January, as penholder we drafted UNSCR 2723 which urged both leaders to overcome existing barriers and expedite demining progress in Cyprus.
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what plans his Department has to encourage the full membership of (a) the Republic of Cyprus and (b) Northern Cyprus to the Convention on Cluster Munitions; and what plans his Department has to encourage the full membership of Northern Cyprus to the Ottawa Treaty.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
As a committed State Party to both the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) and Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), the UK urges all states to accede to both at the earliest opportunity, in line with respective obligations and provisions. We welcome Cyprus' existing status within the APMBC and encourage its future ratification of the CCM, recognising the unique security situation on the island. 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.
Correspondence May. 23 2024
Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)Found: To underline this distinction, P&O’s four vessels on the Dover to Calais route (registered in Cyprus
May. 23 2024
Source Page: International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus: Joint Statement to the OSCE, May 2024Found: members of the Informal Group of Friends of Democratic Belarus: Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus
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1: Kerr, Stephen (Con - Central Scotland) countries that signed the letter last week were Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Greece; Italy; Cyprus - Speech Link
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many officials in his Department are stationed in Northern Cyprus as of 20 May 2024.
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. The FCDO does not have personnel permanently based in the north of Cyprus.
May. 22 2024
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 11 April 2024 to 15 May 2024Found: EEA national” means a person who is a national of: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus
May. 22 2024
Source Page: Confirm a notarial or document service is not availableFound: Cyprus: notarial services ODT, 172 KB This file is in an OpenDocument format India
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1: Alex Burghart (Con - Brentwood and Ongar) in Somalia (ATMIS) /United Nation Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS)34.7980.00034.798Operation Tosca (Cyprus - Speech Link