Written question asked by Syd Rapson (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 June 2004. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 June 2004 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Turkish and (b) Greek governments about the future of Cyprus. (Failed OPQ). - Inc ref to 15 June 2004, 422 c643-4.

Answer: Syd Rapson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Turkish and (b) Greek Governments about the future of Cyprus. [178644] Mr. MacShane: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington, North. The Government, at the 26 April General Affairs and External Relations Council in Brussels and the 17 May UK-Turkey summit, and via our Ambassadors in Ankara and Athens, have been in regular contact with the Turkish and Greek Governments following the 24 April referendums on the UN Secretary-General's Cyprus settlement plan.

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