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UNCLAS STATE 127336 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK
SUBJECT: CYPRUS - VOTING INSTRUCTION FOR UNFICYP MANDATE 
RENEWAL RESOLUTION 
 
REF: STATE 125212 
 
¶1. (U) This is an action request:  The Department instructs 
USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council 
resolution regarding the mandate renewal of the UN 
Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on December 14, 2009. 
USUN is authorized to provide U.S. co-sponsorship of the 
resolution.  Post should seek additional guidance from the 
Department if there are any additional substantive changes to 
the resolution text. 
 
¶2. (U) Begin text: The Security Council, 
 
PP1   Welcoming the reports of the Secretary-General of 25 
November 2009 (S/2009/609) on the United Nations operation in 
Cyprus and of 30 November 2009 (S/2009/610) on his mission of 
good offices in Cyprus, 
 
PP2   Noting that the Government of Cyprus is agreed that in 
view of the prevailing conditions on the island it is 
necessary to keep the United Nations Peacekeeping force in 
Cyprus (UNFICYP) beyond 15 December 2009, 
 
PP3   Echoing the Secretary-General's firm belief that the 
responsibility for finding a solution lies first and foremost 
with the Cypriots themselves, stressing that there now exists 
a rare opportunity to make decisive progress in a timely 
fashion, and reaffirming 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, 
 
PP4   Commending the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot 
leaders for the political leadership they have shown, and 
warmly welcoming the progress made so far in the fully 
fledged negotiations, and the leaders, joint statements. 
 
PP5   Strongly urging the leaders to increase the momentum in 
the negotiations to ensure the full exploitation of this 
opportunity to reach a comprehensive settlement based on a 
bicommunal, bizonal federation with political equality, as 
set out in the relevant Security Council resolutions, 
 
PP6   Emphasizing the importance attached by the 
international community of all parties engaging fully, 
flexibly and constructively in the negotiations, and looking 
forward to decisive progress in those negotiations in the 
near future, 
 
PP7   Welcoming the intention of the Secretary General to 
keep the Council informed of further developments and 
progress, 
 
PP8   Welcoming also the implementation of some of the 
confidence building measures announced by the leaders, and 
calling for a renewed effort to implement the remaining 
measures and for agreement on and implementation of further 
steps to build trust between the communities, 
 
PP9   Reaffirming the importance of continued crossings of 
the Green Line by Cypriots, encouraging the opening by mutual 
agreement of other crossing points, welcoming the leaders, 
agreement to open the Limnitis/Yesilirmak crossing point and 
the successful first trial crossing of ambulances from both 
sides, and urging implementation of the second phase of the 
restoration of the Ledra Street crossing, 
 
PP10  Convinced of the many important benefits for all 
Cypriots that would flow from a comprehensive and durable 
Cyprus settlement, and encouraging both sides clearly to 
explain these benefits, as well as the need for increased 
flexibility and compromise in order to secure them, to both 
communities well in advance of any eventual referenda, 
 
PP11  Highlighting the supportive role the international 
community will continue to play in helping the Greek Cypriot 
and Turkish Cypriot leaders to exploit fully the current 
opportunity, 
 
PP12  Taking note of the assessment of the Secretary-General 
that the security situation on the island and along the Green 
Line remains stable, and urging all sides to avoid any action 
which could lead to an increase in tension, undermine the 
good progress achieved so far, or damage the goodwill on the 
island, 
 
PP13  Recalling 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, 
 
PP14  Welcoming the progress made in proceeding with demining 
activities, looking forward to the clearance of the remaining 
minefields, and regretting the tragic loss of life on 28 
October of a civilian contractor working for the Mine Action 
Centre, 
 
PP15  Welcoming the progress and continuation of the 
important activities of the Committee on Missing Persons, and 
trusting that this process will promote reconciliation 
between the communities, 
 
PP16  Agreeing that active participation of civil society 
groups is essential to the political process and can 
contribute to making any future settlement sustainable, 
welcoming all efforts to promote bicommunal contacts and 
events including, inter alia, on the part of all United 
Nations bodies on the island, and 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, 
 
PP17  Stressing the need for the Council to pursue a 
rigorous, strategic approach to peacekeeping deployments, 
 
PP18  Welcoming the intention of the Secretary-General to 
keep all peacekeeping operations, including those of UNFICYP, 
under close review and noting the importance of contingency 
planning in relation to the settlement, including 
recommendations as appropriate for further adjustments to 
UNFICYP,s mandate, force levels and concept of operations, 
taking into account developments on the ground and the views 
of the parties, 
 
PP19  Welcoming the continued efforts of Alexander Downer as 
the Secretary-General's Special Advisor with a mandate to 
assist the parties in the conduct of fully-fledged 
negotiations aimed at reaching a comprehensive settlement, 
 
PP20  Echoing also 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, 
 
PP21  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, 
 
¶1.    Welcomes the analysis of developments on the ground 
over the last six months in the Secretary-General's reports, 
in accordance with his mandate; 
 
¶2.    Welcomes also the progress made so far in the fully 
fledged negotiations, and the prospect of further progress in 
the near future towards a comprehensive and durable 
settlement that this has created; 
 
¶3.    Urges full exploitation of this opportunity, including 
by intensifying the momentum of negotiations, improving the 
current atmosphere of trust and goodwill, and engaging in the 
process in a constructive and open manner; 
 
¶4.    Urges also the implementation of confidence-building 
measures, and looks forward to agreement on and 
implementation of further such steps, including the opening 
of other crossing points; 
 
¶5.    Reaffirms all its relevant resolutions on Cyprus, in 
particular resolution 1251 (1999) of 29 June 1999 and 
subsequent resolutions; 
 
¶6.    Expresses its full support for UNFICYP and decides to 
extend its mandate for a further period ending 15 June 2010. 
 
¶7.    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, and on the United Nations 1989 aide-memoire, with a 
view to reaching early agreement on outstanding issues; 
 
¶8.    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; 
 
¶9.    Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on 
implementation of this resolution, including on contingency 
planning in relation to the settlement, by 1 June 2010 and to 
keep the Security Council updated on events as necessary; 
 
¶10.   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; 
 
¶11.   Decides to remain seized of the matter. 
CLINTON