Released as an official document document[/B] of the UN Security Council, the resolution on the renewal of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). The official document of the resolution is number S/RES/2618 (2022).
The publication of the document comes following the adoption by the UN Security Council of a resolution to renew for another six months the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, until 31 July 2022, at the formal meeting held in New York on 27 January, chaired by the Permanent Representative of Norway, Ambassador Mona Juul.
In its resolution, the Security Council expresses its full support for UNFICYP and decides to extend its mandate until 31 July 2022.
Also expresses full support to the ongoing efforts of the UN Secretary-General, reiterating the importance of transparency, flexibility and compromise to find common ground, with a view to returning to formal negotiations, urging the parties to renew their efforts to reach a lasting, comprehensive and just settlement, based on a bicommunal, bizonal federation with political equality, as set out in the relevant Security Council resolutions.
The Security Council also expresses concern about the ongoing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, and stresses that disputes should be resolved peacefully in accordance with applicable international law. Invites the two Cypriot communities and all parties involved to refrain from any action and rhetoric that could harm the settlement process and that could increase tensions on the island.
Moreover, it stresses that the responsibility for finding a solution lies primarily with the Cypriots themselves, reaffirming the primary role of the United Nations in assisting the parties to reach a comprehensive and viable settlement with a sense of urgency.
The Security Council notes with regret the lack of progress towards the resumption of formal negotiations and stresses that the status quo is not sustainable, that the situation on the ground is static and that the lack of agreement promotes political tensions and deepens the alienation of the two communities, risking irreversible changes on the ground and reducing the prospects for a settlement.
Recalls the status of the Varosha as set out in relevant resolutions, including resolutions 550 (1984) and 789 (1992), and its Presidential Statement condemning the announcement of 20 July 2021 on the further reopening of part of the Varosha fenced area, deeply regrets the unilateral actions that run counter to its previous resolutions and statements on Varosha.
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