The UK Foreign Minister for the European Neighbourhood Wendy Morton has rejected any suggestion of direct flights to the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus being authorized by the British government, CNA reports.
“In line with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognize the self-declared ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ as an independent state, and Ercan airport in the north of Cyprus is not recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation as an international airport. As a result, we cannot negotiate an Air Services Agreement with the administration in the north of Cyprus, so there are no direct flights,” was Mrs. Morton’s response to a relevant parliamentary question.
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