Philip Hammond, the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary, hopes that the Cyprus talks are “on the brink of resumption”, with momentum that they will end “the torment of the continuing division of the island”.

“At an event in north London on Friday evening, organised by the Conservative Friends of Cyprus”, Hammond identified the need for the Turkish Cypriot community ‘to be clear that it wants to engage in a settlement process’ as the ‘key issue’ in achieving progress. Hammond’s reference to the Turkish Cypriot community was in response to a question posed by a member of the Greek Cypriot audience about the circumstances under which Turkey could change its approach towards the Cyprus issue,” CNA reported.