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皇冠体育app Minister for Europe, David Lidington has invited the lead negotiators of the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities to London. He met the Turkish Cypriot negotiator on 9 June and will meet the Greek Cypriot negotiator, Mr Andreas Mavroyiannis, on 12 June.

皇冠体育app invitations follow the resumption on 11 February 2014 of the UN-chaired negotiations to reunify Cyprus. 皇冠体育app UK is a strong supporter of those talks, and uses regular dialogue with both parties to encourage them to intensify their efforts for the reunification of Cyprus.

Minister for Europe, David Lidington said:

I was pleased to welcome Mr 脰zersay to London today for discussions on Cyprus. 皇冠体育app UK strongly supports the efforts of the two communities to reunify their island. This current opportunity must be seized to deliver a comprehensive settlement for the benefit of all Cypriots.

I encouraged Mr 脰zersay to redouble his efforts for peace, and I hope that both sides will negotiate all issues in good faith. I reiterated the UK鈥檚 support for the Turkish Cypriot community鈥檚 desire to take up their place in the European family through a settlement. 皇冠体育app UK hopes that talks under UN auspices will make concrete progress before the summer.

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