Resolutions adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly
TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY SESSION
RECOMMENDATION 759 (1975)1
on the situation in Cyprus
The Assembly,
- Having regard to the report of its Political Affairs Committee on the situation in Cyprus
(Doc. 3600), including the report of the Assembly's working group on Cyprus after its
visits to Cyprus, Greece and Turkey;
- Having regard to the reports on the United Nations operation in Cyprus submitted by
its Secretary General, as well as to the resolutions on the situation in Cyprus approved by
the UN Security Council and General Assembly;
- Recalling its own preoccupation and repeated intitiatives since the emergency meeting of
the Standing Committee on 29 July 1974 with regard to the development of the Cyprus
crisis;
- Expressing its deep concern about the political deadlock between the member countries
of the Council of Europe directly involved, and about the continuing suffering of the
Cypriot population in particular;
- Reaffirming its conviction, constantly reiterated since 29 July 1974, that direct
negotiations between the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities are the most
appropriate way to reach agreement on the principles of a future political settlement
acceptable to Greek Cypriots as well as Turkish Cypriots and which ensures the basis for a
just, lasting and peaceful settlement to the benefit of the whole Cyprus population;
- Expressing its wish that such a settlement guarantee the sovereignty of a united and
independent Republic of Cyprus which would not only fulfil the conditions for an effective
political and economic system on the island in the future, but also provide for its active
participation in the Committee of Ministers and the Assembly of the Council of Europe;
- Urging all parties interested in the substance of a Cyprus settlement to refrain from any
action which might prejudice the negotiations between the representatives of the two
communities and to be aware of the dangers resulting from a possible radicalisation amidst
the distressed population in Cyprus;
- Calling upon all political leaders in the countries directly involved to put an end to a
long-lasting deadlocked debate on principles, to act upon public opinion in order to
overcome deep-rooted prejudices and psychological barriers in the population of their
countries, and to facilitate by these means, above all national interests, the holding of
substantial political negotiations on the Cyprus problem directly between the two main
communities of the island;
- Affirming its own determination:
- to encourage, through its political groups, its committees and its plenary debates,
personal contacts in a climate of reconciliation between parliamentarians and political
leaders of the countries directly involved;
- to maintain the Cyprus problem as an item on its agenda, and to carry on its efforts
unceasingly to promote an adequate solution acceptable to the parties involved;
- Regretting that the Committee of Ministers was too hesitant in its attempts at bringing
together the points of view of the parties involved,
- Recommends that the Committee of Ministers:
- call upon all members states to contribute actively to the Council of Europe Emergency
Fund, in co-ordination with the specific budgets and programmes of the United Nations
operations (UNFICYP), the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and other humanitarian organisations, in
order to guarantee the security and ease the suffering of the Cyprus population;
- call upon member countries to implement Recommendation 756, of January 1975, on
humanitarian aid to the distressed populations in Cyprus and reactivation of its economy;
- provide an adequate forum for discussion and exchange of views between the member
states directly involved in the Cyprus problem;
- offer the two Cypriot communities its good offices for their negotiations, so whenever
they feel it appropriate, they can rely on the information and the technical experience of the
various departments of the Council of Europe.
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