Vietnam supports an end to Cyprus deadlock
New York (VNA) – A Vietnamese representative to the United Nations Security Council says the country supports efforts to resolve a long-running dispute in Cyprus .
Vietnam ’s UN Security Council Ambassador Bui The Giang told the council on April 15 that a recent agreement between Greek and Turkish communities on the island has been encouraging.
“We welcome some encouraging progress made at a UN-sponsored meeting on March 21 between leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities, during which the two sides agreed to start fully-fledged negotiations within three months to resolve the prolonged dispute on the island,” Ambassador Giang said.
“We are encouraged by the fact the barriers at the boundary between the Greek Cypriot controlled side and the UN buffer zone were removed and the Ledra Street crossing in Nicosia was reopened early this month after more than four decades of closure.”
Calling upon concerned parties to implement their 2006 agreement, the Ambassador said Vietnam supported the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus and that responsibility to find a solution to the long-running dispute lies with the Cypriots themselves.
Made on July 8, the 2006 agreement is a UN-backed commitment to end a deadlock between Greek and Turkish communities on the island, reuniting Cyprus under a bicommunal, bizonal federation and an equality policy.
“We support the important role of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) in preventing a recurrence of fighting, promoting dialogues between the two communities aimed at resolving the dispute on the island as well as contributing to a return of normal conditions and maintenance of law and order in Cyprus,” he said.
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