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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) called on all parties to "show political will" and "speed up the process" to resolve the Cyprus problem. The decision to extend the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus (UNFICYP) by six months has been approved by the UN Security Council unanimously. The Security Council decided to extend the mandate of the Force until 31 January 2019.
The President of the United Nations Security Council, Olof Skoog, said in a statement to reporters that the decision was also outlet.
On the extension of the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cyprus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the following declaration: [19659002ThenextolutionoftheSecurityCounciloftheUnitedNationsOrganizationoftheMissionStatutesoftheUnitedStatesAssembly(BMBG)inCyprusforaperiodofixmonthswasadoptedon26July
Decision No. 2369 of 2017 and Decision of 30 January 2018 of 2398, Cypriot Question
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Advisor to the Secretary General in the final decision of 26 July to extend the mandate of the BMBG. by the results of the contacts to be made and registered in advance of the provisions relating to the form can take in the future of the settlement process, Turkey as empty terms makes sense, it does not contribute to the solution of the Cypriot question.
"THOUGHT INVITATION"
Cyprus Conference After its closure on 7 July 2017 and following the end of the last negotiations, the Secretary General of the United Nations, in his periodic report dated 10 July 2017 on the BMBG, stressed the frustration caused by the closure of the Cyprus Conference, the two leaders urged them to seriously consider this conclusion and the likely future outlook. Turkey, a year Cyprus, the assessment process carried out in close consultation with the Turkish side, the Secretary-General continued on the basis of panoramic understanding of these calls.
From this point on, the two sides on the island to question the ground on the process of evaluation and contact with three Guarantor Given our approval by the Secretary-General, we do not have to do anything. We did not understand that this interim mandate did not mean that the last negotiation process, which ended in 2017, would be revived.
Any process of the coming period could only succeed if it rests on the basics that reflect the existing facts about the island and the experience of the last half-century negotiations and whether it aims at the appropriate expectations and objectives. UNFICYP, one of the oldest peacekeeping missions of the UN, has been working in the island since 1964.
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However, the United States calls for a reform of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus, and of the UN Security Council, where it There is disagreement on the extension of the mandate of the Force, this time approve the adoption of two options for the peacekeeping mission in Cyprus
The Trump administration, which has reduced the financial contribution to the peacekeeping missions and reduced the number of troops in some missions, demands that the peacekeeping mission in Cyprus be reformed and the number of peacekeeping troops reduced.
The United States, calling on island leaders to "take urgent action in the political process," wants to reduce the peacekeeping mission in Cyprus.
UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, RUSSIA AND CHINA NOT SEEKING HOT
Diplomatic sources, however, said that Britain, France, Russia and China is not hot in both cases.
Great Britain and France, as well as the United States,
AGAINST THE GREEK HIPPIC GREECE GARE Diplomats expressed their concern that the peacekeeping mission maintain the stability of the island and that the closing of the mission can create tensions. ]
In addition, the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GKRY) also worries about the possibility that the UNFICYP be reduced or closed.
In a letter addressed to the UN Security Council (UNSC), UNFICYP ensures unquestionable stability in the island and creates a favorable environment for negotiations on solving the Cyprus problem, keeping tensions to a minimum.
In a letter to the Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus, one of the smaller missions, only 0.5% of the budget allocated to United Nations peacekeeping missions was used for the Force and the UN has been unloaded.
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) argues that the peacekeeping mission in the island "has lost its important function".
THE LONGEST PERIOD OF ACTIVE PEACE MISSION
UNFICYP, one of the oldest peacekeeping missions in the world, counts 21 people. This includes 150 civilians, 750 soldiers and 52 staff members.
The administration of southern Cyprus meets a third of the 55 million mission budget of 152 thousand dollars. Greece contributes $ 6.5 million each year and the rest of the budget is covered by the UN.
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