New UK government shows commitment to Cyprus

The newly elected UK government has reaffirmed British commitment to a Cyprus settlement based on UN parameters of the internationally accepted model of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation.

On Saturday’s anniversary of 50 years since the Turkish invaded, new British Foreign Minister for Europe Stephen Doughty wrote on X that “for too long now, the people of Cyprus have been divided.

“On the 50th anniversary of the events of 1974, the UK restates its commitment to a lasting, comprehensive and just settlement which benefits all Cypriots, within the UN parameters of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation with political equality,” he said.

“We urge all sides to show openness, flexibility and compromise, and to engage with UN-led efforts to reach a settlement,” he concluded.