No plans” for direct flights to Turkish occupied part of Cyprus, says UK Minister for Europe

The UK Government “has no plans to authorise direct flights between the UK and the north of Cyprus”, Minister for Europe Leo Docherty said in response to a written parliamentary question. Reiterating London’s position on the matter, Docherty added that “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.” He noted that the UK recognises the Republic of Cyprus as the sovereign authority for the...