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UNCLAS STATE 166912 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL UNSC KPKO CY
SUBJECT: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UNITED NATIONS FORCE IN 
CYPRUS (UNFICYP) MANDATE RENEWAL 
 
¶1.  (U) ACTION REQUEST:  USUN is instructed to vote in 
favor of and to co-sponsor the United Nations Force in 
Cyprus (UNFICYP) mandate renewal resolution during UNSC 
voting on 14 December, 2007.  The text of the resolution 
is listed in paragraph 2.  USUN is authorized to draw from 
the talking points in paragraph 3 as required for an 
explanation of vote and any press statement on UNFICYP 
following voting in the UN Security Council. 
 
¶2.  (U) The complete text of the UNSCR is below: 
Begin Text: 
 
The Security Council, 
 
PP 1            Welcoming the analysis on developments 
on the ground over the last six months in the report of 
the Secretary-General of 3 December 2007 (S/2007/699) on 
the United Nations operation in Cyprus, in accordance with 
his mandate, 
 
PP 2            Noting that the Government of Cyprus 
is agreed that in view of the prevailing conditions on the 
island it is necessary to keep UNFICYP beyond 15 December 
2007, 
 
PP 3            Echoing the Secretary-General's firm 
belief that the responsibility of finding a solution lies 
first and foremost with the Cypriots themselves, that the 
upcoming year offers an important window of opportunity to 
make decisive progress, which must be grasped by all 
parties, in the search for a comprehensive solution, and 
noting the primary role of the United Nations in assisting 
the parties to bring the Cyprus conflict and division of 
the island to a comprehensive and durable settlement, 
 
PP 4            Taking note of the assessment of the 
Secretary-General that the security situation on the 
 
SIPDIS 
island and along the Green Line remains generally stable, 
welcoming the decrease in the overall number of incidents 
involving the two sides, and urging both sides to avoid 
any action which could lead to an increase in tension, 
 
PP 5    Underlining that activity in the buffer zone, 
in particular proposals for large-scale commercial 
projects, which are not compatible with returning to 
normal conditions as expressed in the UNFICYP mandate and 
should not be at the expense of stability and security; 
reiterating the Secretary-General's firm belief that the 
situation in the buffer zone would be improved if both 
sides accepted the 1989 aide-memoire used by the United 
Nations, 
 
PP 6    Welcoming the principles and decisions 
enshrined in the 8 July 2006 Agreement, stressing that a 
comprehensive settlement based on a bicommunal, bizonal 
federation and political equality, as set out in the 
relevant Security Council resolutions, is both desirable 
and possible and should not be further delayed, 
 
PP 7            Deploring the continued failure to 
date to implement the 8 July 2006 Agreement, and urging 
the leaders of both communities to act to start the 
process without delay in order to prepare the ground for 
fully-fledged negotiations leading to a comprehensive and 
durable settlement, 
 
PP 8            Welcoming the agreement to allow 
European Union funds to support demining activities; 
urging the rapid finalisation of the protocol between the 
relevant parties governing the remaining demining 
activities in order to complete demining of the buffer 
zone, 
 
PP 9            Welcoming the progress and 
continuation of the important activities of the Committee 
on Missing Persons; expressing the hope that this process 
will promote reconciliation between the communities, 
 
PP 10   Welcoming the proposed confidence building 
measures advanced by both sides, as a means of creating 
greater trust between the two communities and encouraging 
their early implementation; encouraging also progress on 
measures such as the opening of additional crossing points 
including, but not limited to, at Ledra Street, taking 
into account the arrangements already in place at existing 
crossing points, and reaffirming the importance of 
continued crossing of the Green Line by Cypriots, 
 
PP 11   Welcoming all efforts to promote bicommunal 
contacts and events, including, inter alia, on the part of 
all United Nations bodies on the island, urging the two 
sides to promote the active engagement of civil society 
and the encouragement of cooperation between economic and 
commercial bodies and to remove all obstacles to such 
contacts, 
 
PP 12   Agreeing that an active and flourishing civil 
society is essential to the political process and 
expressing concern, in this respect, that opportunities 
for constructive public debate about the future of the 
island, within and between the communities, are becoming 
fewer, and that this atmosphere is hampering, in 
particular, efforts to foster bicommunal activities 
intended to benefit all Cypriots, and to promote 
reconciliation and build trust in order to facilitate a 
comprehensive settlement, 
 
PP 13   Reaffirming the importance of the 
Secretary-General continuing to keep the operations of 
 
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UNFICYP under close review while continuing to take into 
account developments on the ground and the views of the 
parties, and reverting to the Council with recommendations 
as appropriate for further adjustments to UNFICYP's 
mandate, force levels and concept of operation as soon as 
warranted, 
 
PP14            Welcoming the steps taken by the 
Republic of Cyprus to address the living conditions of 
many UNFICYP troops, 
 
PP 15   Echoing the Secretary-General's gratitude to 
the Government of Cyprus and the Government of Greece for 
their voluntary contributions to the funding of UNFICYP, 
and his request for further voluntary contributions from 
other countries and organizations, 
 
PP 16   Welcoming and encouraging efforts by the 
United Nations to sensitize peacekeeping personnel in the 
prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and other communicable 
diseases in all its peacekeeping operations, 
 
OP 1    Welcomes the analysis on developments on the 
ground over the last six months in the Secretary-General's 
report, in accordance with his mandate; 
 
OP 2    Reaffirms that the status quo is 
unacceptable, that time is not on the side of a 
settlement, and that negotiations to reunify the island 
have been at an impasse for too long; 
 
OP 3    Expresses full support for the 8 July 
process, notes with deep concern the lack of any progress, 
and calls upon all parties immediately to engage 
constructively with the United Nations efforts, as 
described in Under- Secretary-General Gambari's letter of 
15 November 2006 and to cease mutual recriminations; Urges 
all parties to show flexibility and political will over 
the coming months to make measurable progress which will 
allow fully fledged negotiations to begin, 
 
OP 4    Reaffirms all its relevant resolutions on 
Cyprus, in particular resolution 1251 (1999) of 29 June 
1999 and subsequent resolutions; 
 
OP 5            Expresses its full support for UNFICYP 
and decides to extend its mandate for a further period 
ending 15 June 2008; 
 
OP 6            Calls on both sides to continue to 
engage, as a matter of urgency and while respecting 
UNFICYP's mandate, in consultations with UNFICYP on the 
demarcation of the buffer zone, in particular in relation 
to the Ledra Street crossing point, and on the United 
Nations 1989 aide-memoire, with a view to reaching early 
agreement on outstanding issues; 
 
OP 7            Calls on the Turkish Cypriot side and 
Turkish forces to restore in Strovilia the military status 
quo which existed there prior to 30 June 2000; 
 
OP 8            Requests the Secretary-General to 
submit a report on implementation of this resolution by 1 
June 2008; 
 
OP 9            Welcomes the efforts being undertaken 
by UNFICYP to implement the Secretary-General's zero 
tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to 
ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United 
Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to 
continue to take all necessary action in this regard and 
to keep the Security Council informed, and urges 
troop-contributing countries to take appropriate 
preventive action including the conduct of predeployment 
awareness training, and to take disciplinary action and 
other action to ensure full accountability in cases of 
such conduct involving their personnel; 
 
OP 10   Decides to remain seized of the matter. 
 
End Text. 
 
¶3.  (U) USUN is instructed to draw from the following 
 
talking points during the 14 December, 2007 UN Security 
Council vote on UNFICYP and press statement as required. 
 
Begin Talking Points: 
 
--Regret that despite the Special Representative's active 
efforts, the parties have been unable to date to come to 
an agreement or to begin implementing the July 8 
agreement. 
 
--Endorse the UN's renewed efforts to assist the Greek and 
Turkish Cypriots to prepare for a full-fledged negotiating 
process. 
 
--Before resumption of the Good Offices mission both sides 
must show a real interest in progress. 
 
--For UN engagement to be effective, all sides must 
embrace a political process that can lead to a resolution 
acceptable to majorities in both communities, and show 
serious engagement to move such a process forward. 
 
--Offer strong support to the UN in its work to help the 
parties to reach an agreement, as it is the best forum 
offering hope for addressing the Cyprus problem and 
bringing it to a final political solution acceptable to 
both sides. 
 
¶4.  (U) Please contact LTC James Thomas, IO/PSC at 
202-736-7737 or Anneliese Reinemeyer, IO/UNP at 
202-647-0046 for any additional questions or concerns. 
RICE