S/23137 SC

The Security Council. Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on his mission of good offices in Cyprus, 8 October 1991, Noting with satisfaction the progress made in preparing a set of ideas as the basis for an agreed overall framework agreement on Cyprus, Noting with concern the difficulties encountered in completing this work, Regretting that it was not possible to convene the high-level international meeting foreseen in the statement by the President of the Security Council of 28 June 1991, Commends the Secretary-General for his efforts during the past few months and endorses his report and observations; Reaffirms its previous resolutions on Cyprus, recently in resolution 6493; Reaffirms its position on the Cyprus question, expressed most recently in the Principles agreements between the parties in 1990 and in 1977 and 1979; Reaffirms that the fundamental principles of sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and non-alignment of the Republic of Cyprus are essential for any settlement in Cyprus, and that partition or any form of Cypriot secession that would ensure union in whole or in part with any other country is unacceptable; Calls for the establishment of a new constitutional arrangement that would ensure the well-being and security of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities in a bi-communal and bi-zonal federation. based on one4 Reafuma of Cyprus comprising 0leventh paragraph of communftles a5 Stace chat Its positJon on twoche golution to chepolltlcally equal Cyprus problem 18 de f Ined by the March 1990}Secretary-General Jn the annox I :o hfs report dated 3/ negotiat Galla_upon framework of5 J within the the perties Eo adhere fully to those principles andchom without Introducing concepts that to are at varjance with cham) with the6 _ twoReaf ELrms that whose particlpatlon Jn the proces9 19communIties the Secretary-General ' $ mfa9ion of good officeson an equal18 footing} 7 Endoraea che Secretary-General ' 9 Intention to r0sWe discussJons in early November wIth Ideas on an overall Cyprus and Groece and Turkey to complete the set of the two parties Jn Eramework agreemont } 8 _ Socretary-GeneralCongLders that convening a hJgh-leve ] International meeting chairedcommunlties and Greece and Turkey by tha Jn which the two would participate represents an ef fective mechanism for concluding an overall Eramework agreement on Cyprus } cooperate Reguesea che Jeaderg oE can be convened before9 _ the cwo communiees and Greece and Turkey to high-leve] fully with che Secretary-General and higinternational meeting representatives this Year;the end of 50 that the Novamber10 = 1991Regueatswhetherthe Secretary-General co report madesufficient Progres8 has been Lo eheto Securicy Councf]convene the in high-level International meeting and should conditions not be ripe_ to convey to the Council the set of ideas as they have evolvaed by that time wich his asgessment of the situatlon. 3// 5/21183 _

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