S/PV.1156 Security Council

In accordance with the previous decision of the Council, I invite the representatives of Cyprus, Turkey and Greece to take places at the Council table. 1. Le PRESIDENT à la décision j’invite et de la Gr&ce SC prendre Sur (Turquie), S. Bitsios Af the invitation of the President, Mr. Oxhan Eralp (Turkey), Mr. Spyros Kyprianou (Cyprus), and Mr. Dimitri S. Bitsios (Greece) took places af the G’ouncil table.

Once again the Council has the Cyprus problem before it, apparently with the same components and in the same state as when we first began to consider it. 3. We say 1’apparently17 because we ought not wilfully to deceive ourselves. The situation in Cyprus appears worse than it was last March when here in the Council we agreed on United Nations military intervention. 2. de l’espagnol]: question au même a commence 3. pas nous leurrer Chypre nier, decision Unies, 4. il convient [S/5950 et en exprimant c,alvaire entre Grecs 4. The Bolivian delegation believes it is correctly interpreting the Secretary-General’s report [S/5950 and Add.1 and 2l.Y in thus expressing its deep concern over the suffering which the Cypriot people is now undergoing-Greeks as well as Turks. ‘I Sec Officia1 Records of the Security Council, Nineteenth Year, Supplement for July, August and Seprember 1964. ‘-/ Voir année, 7. The opinion of the Bolivian delegation has been expressed in the consultations and informa1 conversations which have taken place during the last few hours. Bolivia also supports this request for a new extension, authorizing the Secretary-General to reoeive voluntary contributions which thus far have made possible United Nations military intervention defence of the peaoe and sovereignty of Cyprus. 8. Nevertheless, the Bolivian delegation must make it clear that, if there is no sincere effort to arrive at an understanding among a11 those involved in the Cyprus crisis, this new extension of the stationing of United Nations military forces on the island Will serve no purpose. 9. Those forces are made up, as we a11 know, of 6,000 men whose task it is to confront or stand between 35,000 Greek and Turkish Cypriots, enrolled in or pretending to belong to the countryls guard units or police forces, not counting the units of the guarantor Powers, behind which, as we also know, an enormous fighting force has been mobilized. 10. My Government’s position on this problem unchangeable, Bolivia has taken its stand, as other countries have done, on the side of Cyprusl independence, and will give its unqualified support each time tbe need arises to strengthen Cyprus’ sovereignty. But 1 must state that my country cannot pass over in silence the crime constituted by the continued armament of Greek or Turkish Cypriots. This is one of the greatest obstacles in the way of thenew Mediator, Mr, Galo Plaza, ,a man of great merit and highly esteemed in my country. None the less, statements by the parties to the conflict during the last few hours have shown some desire to obtain an effective agreement. The meeting rose at 4.5’p.m. 2/ Ibid., Supplement for January, February and March 1964. titho in U.N. Price: $U.S. 0.35 (or equivalent