United
Nations
S/RES/969 (1994)
21 December, 1994
RESOLUTION 969 (1994)
Adopted by the Security Council
on 21 December, 1994
The Security Council,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on
the United Nations operation in Cyprus of 12 December 1994 (S/1994/1407 and
Add.1),
Taking note also of his recommendation that the
Security Council extend the stationing of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force
in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for a further period of six months,
Noting that the Government of Cyprus has agreed
that in view of the prevailing conditions in the island it is necessary to keep
the Force in Cyprus beyond 31 December 1994,
Expressing concern that during the period reviewed in
the Secretary-General´s report, UNFICYP patrols continued to encounter
interference in or around the buffer zone, that cease-fire violations continued
and that no progress was made on an unmanning agreement,
Expressing once again its concern that there has been
no progress towards a final political solution, no significant reduction in the
number of foreign troops in the Republic of Cyprus and no reduction of defence
spending in the Republic of Cyprus,
Recalling its resolution 831 (1993) of 27 May 1993,
and in particular its provisions on the financing of UNFICYP,
Recalling also its resolution 889 (1993) of 15
December 1993,
Reaffirming the provisions of resolution 186 (1964) of
4 March 1964 and other relevant resolutions,
Noting that a review of the situation on the
Secretary-General´s mission of good offices in Cyprus remains in progress
and looking forward to receiving a definitive report at an appropriate time;
- Extends the stationing in Cyprus of UNFICYP for a further period
ending on 30 June 1995,
- Calls upon the military authorities on both sides to ensure that no
incidents occur along the buffer zone and to extend their full cooperation
to UNFICYP;
- Requests the Secretary-General to keep under review the structure
and strength of the Force with a view to possible restructuring of it;
- Urges all concerned to commit themselves to a significant reduction
in the number of foreign troops in the Republic of Cyprus and a reduction of
defence spending in the Republic of Cyprus to help restore confidence
between the parties and as a first step towards the withdrawal of
non-Cypriot forces as set out in the Set of Ideas, and calls upon the
Secretary-General to promote efforts in this direction;
- Calls upon once again the military authorities on both sides in
line with paragraph 3 of resolution 839 (1993) of 11 June 1993, to begin
discussions with UNFICYP without further delay with a view to entering into
mutual commitments to prohibit along the cease-fire lines live ammunition or
weapons other than those which are hand-held and to prohibit also the firing
of weapons within sight or hearing of the buffer zone;
- Calls also upon the military authorities on both sides to cooperate
with UNFICYP in extending the 1989 unmanning agreement to cover all areas of
the buffer zone where the two sides are in close proximity to each other;
- Urges also the leaders of both communities to promote tolerance and
reconciliation between the two communities as recommended in paragraph 7 of
resolution 889 (1993) of 15 December 1993;
- Welcomes the Secretary-General's decision to continue contacts with
the two leaders, to make every effort to find common ground for the basis
for a resumption of direct talks;
- Reaffirms the importance it attaches to early progress being made
on the substance of the Cyprus question, and on the implementation of the
confidence-building measures referred to in the report of the
Secretary-General dated 1 July 1993 (S/26026);
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Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report
on the implementation of the present resolution by 15 June 1995.
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