It has been 38 years since Turkish troops invaded the Republic of Cyprus in 1974 their excuse was to re establish the constitution as they were one of the 3 countries guaranteeing the 1960 agreement. But instead they based 40,000 troops on the island and taken over 38% of the Republics space.
There has been numerous UN resolutions demanding the withdraw of foreign troops but of course the Turkish military refuse to comply. Their intention is clear they want to use the island as their base.
Britain is one of the guarantor powers but of course UK foreign policy very much thrives on the divide and rule principle and despite statements made by the government in favour of a just solution it remains obvious that British interests will not be served if there was a resolution as Britain is obsessed with keeping the two bases in Cyprus open. So unfortunately it doesn't look too good and a solution is not imminent at all!
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