Foreign Secretary statement on Cyprus talks

Friday 13 Jan 2017 @ 16:15
Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson comments following the Cyprus settlements talks in Geneva on 12 January.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said:

I welcome the real progress made towards finding a solution to the Cyprus settlement over the last few days, in particular on the future security of a united Cyprus. Expert talks will start on 18 January ahead of further political level talks later this month. With continued commitment and political will I believe a historical agreement is within reach.

Link to UN statement: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/note-correspondents/2017-01-12/note-correspondents-statement-conference-cyprus

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