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Nicosia welcomes unanimous renewal of UNFICYP mandate

In view of the final text of Resolution 2587, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the unanimous renewal of the mandate of the Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus until 31 January 2022, on the basis of Resolution 186 (1964), through the adoption today by the UN Security-Council of the aforementioned Resolution.

A statement by the Foreign Ministry says that the Security Council reaffirms its Presidential Statement of 23 July 2021 on Turkish illegal actions in Varosha, condemns once again the relevant announcements by the President of Turkey and the Leader of the Turkish-Cypriot Community on 20 July 2021, calls for the immediate reversal of illegal actions that took place since October 2020 and reaffirms the relevant resolutions, with special reference to Resolutions 550 (1984) and 789 (1992). “It is also important that, in relation to Varosha, the Resolution reiterates the Sec

Source: Cyprus News Agency