To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if she will hold discussions with her Turkish counterpart and with the Turkish administration in Northern Cyprus on the full re-opening of Famagusta. (138316)

Ministers and officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office hold regular discussions with their Turkish counterparts and Turkish Cypriot community leaders on a range of issues relating to the current situation in Cyprus. Ultimately, we believe that the ongoing division of the island can only be resolved through a comprehensive settlement brokered by the UN. We continue to urge both sides to show the political will and flexibility to bridge the gap between words and deeds, and to engage constructively with the UN’s efforts to broker a comprehensive and durable settlement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether (a) a Minister of her Department and (b) an official of the British high commission in Cyprus has visited the closed area of Famagusta. (138317)

Our high commissioner in Nicosia and other officials have visited the closed area of Varosha. As far as we are aware, no Minister from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has visited Varosha.