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Foreign Minister Dr Constantinos Kombos paid a visit to London, where he held a series of meetings with members and organized groups of the Cypriot community on Monday, July 17. In this context, he met with the Board of British Cypriots and members of the Famagusta Association of Great Britain. In the afternoon, he visited the Cypriot Hellenic Brotherhood House in North London, where he met with members of the World Federation of Expatriate Cypriot Youth (NEPOMAK) and attended a working dinner hosted in his honour by the National Federation of Cypriots UK.
During the meetings, the Foreign Minister was briefed on the latest developments in the Cyprus problem and exchanged views on the role that the community can play in the efforts to engage the international community. He was also briefed on the work carried out by our community in Great Britain, as well as on the challenges facing the Cypriot community. The Foreign Minister stressed the importance he attaches to supporting the important work of Cypriots in the diaspora, on the basis of close and dynamic cooperation.
On Tuesday 18 July, Dr. Kombos was received by the Archbishop of Thyatira and Great Britain, Mr. Nikita, with whom he had a warm and productive discussion on issues of common interest.
He also had a meeting with the Shadow Foreign Minister, Mr. David Lammy, whose main topics of discussion were the Cyprus problem, bilateral relations between Cyprus and the United Kingdom, and developments in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
The Foreign Secretary then met with the Conservative MP and Chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, Mrs Alicia Kearns, with whom he had an in-depth exchange of views on foreign policy issues between the two countries, as well as on current regional and international issues.
The Foreign Secretary then met with the Conservative MP and Chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, Mrs Alicia Kearns, with whom he had an in-depth exchange of views on foreign policy issues between the two countries, as well as on current regional and international issues. Dr Kombos briefed Ms Kearns on current developments in the Cyprus issue and the efforts being made to resume negotiations. The Foreign Secretary also had a meeting with Lord Wallace, Liberal Party Member of the House of Lords.
In the afternoon, the Foreign Secretary participated as a keynote speaker at the annual Cyprus event organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cyprus, in partnership with the UK National Cyprus Federation, at the House of Commons. Dr Kombos briefed the attending MPs on the efforts being made to resume the Cyprus talks, underlining our side's commitment to the resolution of the Cyprus problem and the reunification of our homeland on the basis of the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions. He also referred to a number of issues related to our foreign policy, highlighting in particular the role that Cyprus plays as a factor of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
The Foreign Minister leaves London today for Brussels, where he will attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Thursday 20 July.
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