Cyprus: Don't speak too soon but...
Congratulations to President Christofias and the Turkish Cypriot Leader Mr Talat on the announcement of fully fledged negotiations to resolve the 'Cyprus problem' with UN support. Both leaders are committed to reunification on a bizonal, bi-communal, federal basis.
Britain's Cypriot community will be watching carefully - it is notably not divided between Turkish and Greek Cypriots, or at least certainly not in the parts of London like Camden and Haringey where there are substantial Cypriot communities. But this actually matters to all of us. Agreement would strengthen stability in an important region; unblock various aspects of NATO and EU cooperation; remove a roadblock to Turkish engagement with the EU. And on and on.
We are supportive but not prescriptive about the outcome. This is the best chance for a long time to get things sorted.
Posted at 18:06 04 September 2008 by David Miliband | Comments[3]
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