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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

UN talks to end Cyprus crisis are ‘a waste of time’ unless Starmer changes British policy, UK minister warned

Republic of Cyprus president Nikos Christodoulides shakes hands with Ersin Tatar, the president of unrecognised breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus with a UN representative in between - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Foreign Office (FCDO) minister Stephen Doughty is being urged not to waste time with talks to end more than 50 years of division on the island of Cyprus unless Sir Keir Starmer is prepared to change decades of British policy.

Mr Doughty will land on the strategically crucial Mediterranean island on Friday where the UK owns two military bases that are vitally important for security within easy reach of the Middle East.

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