United Nations Security Council Resolution 1117

UN Security Council Resolution 1117
Satellite view of Cyprus
Date	27 June 1997
Meeting no.	3,794
Code	S/RES/1117 (Document)
Subject	The situation in Cyprus
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China   France   Russia   United Kingdom   United States
Non-permanent members	Chile   Costa Rica   Egypt   Guinea-Bissau   Japan   Kenya   South Korea   Poland   Portugal   Sweden

United Nations Security Council resolution 1117, adopted unanimously on 27 June 1997, after recalling all resolutions on Cyprus, particularly resolutions 186 (1964), 939 (1994) and 1092 (1996), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 December 1997. ^[1]

Cyprus agreed to a further extension of the UNFICYP peacekeeping force. Meanwhile, the Council recognised that tensions remained high near the buffer zone, although the number of serious incidents had decreased. Negotiations at a political resolution to the dispute were at an impasse for too long.

The two parties to the conflict, the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus, were reminded of their obligation to prevent violence against the peacekeepers. The resolution regretted that measures proposed by UNFICYP to reduce tension, as outlined in Resolution 1092, had not been accepted by either side. There was also concern about the strengthening of military weapons in southern Cyprus and the lack of progress in decreasing the number of foreign troops. In this regard, the Council urged the Republic of Cyprus to cut back on defence spending and withdraw foreign troops, with an overall view to demilitarising the entire island. Accession talks with the European Union would also help facilitate an overall settlement. ^[2]

In Paragraph 13, the resolution "welcomes the efforts of the United Nations and others concerned to promote the holding of bi-communal events so as to build trust and mutual respect between the two communities, urges that these efforts be continued, acknowledges the recent cooperation from all concerned on both sides to that end, and strongly encourages them to take further steps to facilitate such bi-communal events and to ensure that they take place in conditions of safety and security".

The resolution concluded by reiterating that the status quo was unacceptable and for negotiations to take place to find a solution, and directing the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to report back to the council by 10 December 1997 on the implementation of the current resolution.

See also

• Cyprus dispute
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1101 to 1200 (1997–1998)
• United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
• Turkish Invasion of Cyprus

References

1. "Security Council extends mandate of UNFICYP until 31 December". United Nations. 27 June 1997.
2. Hoffmeister, Frank (2006). Legal aspects of the Cyprus problem: Annan Plan and EU accession . Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p.  93. ISBN   978-90-04-15223-6.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1117 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org