It urges either side to come back to the negotiations with open spirit, flexibility and a willingness to compromise to restart official talks – confirming assist in a Political Equality.
The UN Safety Council unanimously adopted the decision to resume the UNFICYP command for an additional 12 months, till January 31, 2026, emphasizing its full assist within the UN Secretary -Common's efforts and repeating the significance of open spirit, flexibility and suppleness and Divide to compromise find frequent territory with the purpose of resuming official negotiations and calling on the perimeters to resume their efforts to realize a steady, built-in and truthful settlement on the premise of a bi -communal, bi -zonal federation with political equality.
Negotiations on the draft determination developed easily. The UK, which had the position of the creator of the decision, was launched to the Safety Council members the draft decision on January 17, and after a number of consultations and revisions, the ultimate textual content handed the “Impression Process” on January 29 and was submitted on 30 January.
The decision maintains the essential command and duties of UNFICYP, as set out in final 12 months's decision 2723 (January 30, 2024), with some modifications primarily based on latest developments.
The UN SA “urges either side and all of the events concerned to take steps to deprive tensions inside and across the lifeless zone and abstain from actions that don’t favor the broader peace course of, and emphasizing the significance of its respect. integrity and the inviolable of the lifeless zone and emphasizing the significance of abstinence from actions that undermine UNFICYP's approved energy there. “
“It reminds of his presidential assertion (S/PRST/2021/13) and all related resolutions and statements of his President on Varosia,” he mentioned.
The decision confirms the position of the UN within the strategy of resolving the Cyprus downside and helps the position of the UN Secretary -Common and its good companies to facilitate negotiations.
It acknowledges that the answer of the Cyprus downside is principally to the Cypriots themselves, however emphasizes the UN auxiliary position.
He welcomes the constructive steps of the leaders of either side, Nikos Christodoulides and Ersin Tatar, together with casual conferences on October 15, 2024 and January 20, 2025, the place they mentioned the opening of recent passages.
It urges either side to come back to the negotiations with open spirit, flexibility and a willingness to compromise in order that official talks can restart.
He notes “the evaluation of the efforts of the Secretary Common and his particular consultant and Deputy Particular Adviser for Cyprus Colin Stewart, in addition to his private envoy Maria Achela Olgin Kueyar for her efforts from January to July 20”.
The UN SA welcomes the leaders' settlement in October and their assembly on January twentieth and provides that it encourages additional progress on this situation, and welcomes the SG plans to convene a casual wider assembly with either side and guarantors for forces To debate the trail ahead, encourages additional rounds of casual talks and emphasizes the significance of approaching the perimeters and all concerned members on this course of with open spirit, flexibility and disposition for compromise and exhibiting the required political will A generally accepted settlement underneath the auspices of the UN and urgently calls on the perimeters to be actively concerned and with out additional delay with the Secretary Common and his group for this objective. “
Council members are involved about rising army actions within the lifeless zone.
Help is confirmed in a bi -zonal, bi -communal federation with political equality, as set out in Decision 716 (1991).
SA warns that the established order just isn’t viable and the absence of settlement intensifies political tensions and the chance of irreversible adjustments on the island.
It condemns army violations within the lifeless zone, together with the set up of unauthorized army monitoring techniques on either side and requires full respect for UNFICYP's command and freedom of motion all through Cyprus.
“He condemns the continued violations of the army established order alongside the ceasefire traces, the reported invasion of either side within the lifeless zone and the hazards related to it, the challenges within the delineation of the lifeless zone from the mission, the persevering with talked about. Army violations, the reported enhance within the variety of uninitiated constructions and the set up of army surveillance techniques alongside the lifeless zone, as described in paragraphs 3, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 and 31 of the Secretary Common's report (S/2025/6), which increase important challenges for UNFICYP companies and its approved energy. “
“Calls on the perimeters and all of the events concerned to respect UNFICYP's approved energy within the lifeless zone and its demarcation and to abstain from unilateral actions in violation of it, notes that the Safety Council acknowledges the delineation of the lifeless zone by UNFIKYP,” .
On the identical time, it remembers UN resolutions, together with 550 (1984) and 789 (1992), which require Varosia to stay underneath UN administration.
He condemns the announcement of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot authorities on July 20, 2021, for additional opening of the Barosians and requires the quick reversal of all actions from October 2020.
It warns that any unilateral motion in Varosia might trigger a response from the Safety Council.
In relation to Pyla, the UN SA expresses concern in regards to the ongoing safety issues in Pyla, welcomes the extension of the frequent contact heart within the space for higher coordination and requires the implementation of the October 2023 settlement, which stays inactive for over a 12 months.
He stresses “the significance of confidence constructing measures and their well timed implementation, and strongly encouraging the perimeters to proceed working collectively on this situation, together with the examination of recent army confidence development measures.”
Within the decision of the UN SA praises the persevering with work of the committee for the lacking and calls on all events to boost their cooperation with the Fee's work, particularly by offering full entry at once in all areas and well timed response to requests for requests for Archive details about potential burial areas.
Acknowledges the difficulties confronted by UNFICYP within the administration of 142 asylum seekers trapped within the lifeless zone from Could to November 2024 and welcomes the collaboration of the Greek Cypriot authorities with the UNHCR November 2024.
It additionally encourages additional actions to scale back the socio -economic divide between the 2 communities.
It urges elevated interdisciplinary contacts, commerce and reconciliation to construct belief.
It encourages new confidence -building measures, together with army degradation and strengthening financial cooperation.
It stresses the necessity for younger individuals concerned within the peace course of, in keeping with Decision 2250 of 2015.
“It urges the perimeters to accentuate their efforts to advertise inter -community contacts, commerce island, reconciliation and energetic involvement of civil society, particularly ladies and youth, recognizing that common, efficient contact and communication between of the perimeters reinforces the prospects of settlement and is within the curiosity of all Cypriots, “it says.
It confirms the necessity for equal participation of ladies within the peace course of, as supplied by Decision 1325 of 2000.
She requires no less than 30% of ladies to be included in future negotiating teams.
Invitations to strengthen the technical committee for gender equality.
The UN SA requires the creation of quick army channels of communication to keep away from disaster.
It additionally helps the derogation of Cyprus and the quick clearance of all harmful areas.
He condemns the assaults on UN peacekeeping forces.
He calls on the UN Secretary -Common to submit two experiences (July 4, 2025 and 5 January 2026) for progress within the negotiations.
He asks Cypriot leaders to submit written updates each six months.
The decision reaffirms the position of UNFICYP in sustaining stability in Cyprus, welcomes diplomatic initiatives and pushes new negotiations underneath the bi -zonal, bi -communal federation.
“He welcomes the promotion of neighborhood peaceable relations within the Japanese Mediterranean and reiterates that disputes within the Japanese Mediterranean must be resolved peacefully in accordance with relevant worldwide legislation, stays satisfied of the numerous essential advantages, together with financial advantages, for all of them. A wider space ensuing from a complete and sustainable settlement, reiterates the earlier attraction of the Secretary -Common to keep away from escalating steps and additional requires the leaders of the 2 Cypriot communities and all events to abstain from any vitality and rhetoric that might hurt The settlement course of and which might enhance tensions on the island, “it says.
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