UNSC renewed the mandate of UNFICYP for another six months
Date Added: 29 July 2022

The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution that renewed the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another six months.

The resolution extends the UNFICYP’s mandate until January 31 2023.

The United Nations Security Council has taken a decision to extend the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another six months.

The will and sovereignty of the Turkish Cypriot People were once again ignored in the resolution.

The resolution, in which the cooperation proposals submitted by President Ersin Tatar were completely ignored, once again did not take the consent of the Turkish Cypriot side.

The resolution also did not mention the Turkish Cypriot side’s proposals for constructive cooperation on a mine-free island and irregular migration.

The resolution, which did not emphasize that the hydrocarbon resources belong to the two peoples on the island, did not condemn the unilateral and illegal activities of the Greek Cypriot side, which escalates the instability and tension in the region.

The reaction of the resolution to the Turkish Cypriot side’s opening in the closed city of Maraş, which respects international law and the right to property, also casts a shadow on impartiality.

In the resolution, mentioning the Greek Cypriot Administration as the sole owner of the island and trying to present the federal model as the only solution were included as other factors that cast a shadow on impartiality.