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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
welcomes the unanimous renewal by the UN Security Council of the mandate of
the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, until July 31, 2021.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
expresses satisfaction at the fact that through resolution 2561 the Security
Council reaffirms the basis for a solution to the Cyprus problem with
explicit references in the preamble and in the operative part. It also
reaffirms all its previous Resolutions on Cyprus and notably the particularly
important Resolution 1251, which stipulates that
a Cyprus settlement must be based on a State
of Cyprus with a single sovereignty and international personality
and a single citizenship, comprising two politically equal communities
as described in the relevant Security Council resolutions, in a
bi-communal and bi-zonal federation.
At the same time, the Security
Council expresses its full support for the Secretary-General's Good Offices
mission and to the existing body of work in relation to the negotiations, as
well as for the Secretary-General's efforts to convene an informal 5 + UN
meeting leading to the resumption of negotiations to negotiate a sustainable
lasting solution to the Cyprus problem within a foreseeable horizon.
In relation to the Turkish
violations in Varosha, the Security Council reaffirms the Presidential
Statement of the Security Council of 9 October 2020, expresses its deep
concern at the developments and calls for the reversal of this course of
action, while reaffirming the relevant resolutions with special reference to
550 and 789. It is also important that, in relation to Varosha, the
Resolution reiterates that no actions should be carried out that are not in
accordance with those resolutions and, calls for avoiding actions that
undermine the prospects for a peaceful settlement.
The resolution reiterates its
call for the reduction of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and
underlines that disputes should be resolved peacefully in accordance with
applicable international law which constitutes a clear message towards
Turkey.
The Security Council expresses
serious concern at the continued violations of the status quo, which reflects
the responsibility of the Turkish army in this regard and calls for respect
to UNFICYP’s mandated authority within the buffer zone. It reiterates its
call to the occupation army to restore the status quo in Strovilia and
reaffirms that UNFICYP’s freedom of movement should be respected.
It also calls for enhanced
cooperation of all parties with the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), in
particular through providing full access without delay to all areas and
responding in a timely manner to requests for archival information on
possible burial sites which constitutes a clear message towards Turkey.
It also refers to the need to
further promote Confidence Building Measures, reopening of all crossing
points, ensuring effective coordination to prevent the spread of the pandemic,
and the need for increased participation of women, youth and civil society in
the efforts to promote reunification, and for further empowering and
improving the performance of the Technical Committees.
(SCH)
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