New York, United States. Greece has called for the strict implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions on Cyprus during a Security Council meeting on gaps in enforcing UN decisions.
Greece’s deputy permanent representative Ioannis Stamatekos said the Cyprus issue is an example of where implementation has not matched agreed resolutions.
Statement at the Security Council
Speaking on Wednesday at UN headquarters in New York, Stamatekos raised the Cyprus issue during a meeting of the Security Council focused on gaps in implementing UN resolutions.
He said “the Cyprus issue is a typical example” of concerns over the enforcement of Security Council decisions.
Reference to resolutions 541 and 550
Stamatekos said that “respect and commitment to Security Council Resolutions 541 and 550 must be the compass for member states in addressing the issue”.
The resolutions, adopted in 1983 and 1984, call on states not to recognise the declaration of a separate entity in the north and reaffirm the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic.
Call to member states
Stamatekos reiterated that the council had “called on all states to respect the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus and not to recognize the separatist, illegal entity or assist it in any way”.
