Theresa May has expressed her hope that the negotiations underway for a settlement to the Cyprus issue will have “a successful conclusion”, in her first public statement regarding Cyprus.
During the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions at the House of Commons, the Conservative north London MP Theresa Villiers asked the Prime Minister to give her “full enthusiastic support” to President Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci as they reach “a crucial stage” in their negotiations.
The long-standing friend of the island added in her question that the hope is for these negotiations to deliver a settlement for a free and united Cyprus.
In her response Theresa May said she was “happy” to join Villiers in what she had said.
“I think it’s important everybody across this House will wish these talks well and hope they have a successful conclusion,” added the Prime Minister.
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci have been engaged in UN-backed talks since May last year, with a view to reunite Cyprus, divided since the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974.
