Question follow-through · 64360

Cyprus: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of lifting the trade embargo on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
4 Jul 2025
Answer
4 Jul 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of lifting the trade embargo on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

  2. 4 Jul 2025

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  3. 4 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' as an independent state. Several UN Security Council Resolutions, other multil...

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