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The significant role of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) in efforts to \u201crestore peace, stability, and international legality in Cyprus,\u201d was hailed on Monday by President Nikos Christodoulides.<\/p>\nThe significant role of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) in efforts to \u201crestore peace, stability, and international legality in Cyprus,\u201d was hailed on Monday by President Nikos Christodoulides.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the significance of Resolution 186, approved in 1964, and which on Monday marked the 60th anniversary since the establishment of the force<\/strong>, Christodoulides stressed its goal of maintaining international peace and security.\u201cSixty years later, on this significant milestone, I pay tribute to the 187 peacekeepers who lost their lives while performing their duty,\u201d he said extending his gratitude to the approximately 150,000 peacekeepers who have served in Cyprus over the years, the UN member states contributing personnel and the countries supporting Unficyp financially, notably Greece.The president also added that the force \u201chas recently faced challenges from occupying forces\u201d.\u201cResolution 186 is significant not only because it established the peacekeeping force, but also because it clarifies that the consent of the sovereign and internationally recognised state of the Republic of Cyprus was necessary under international law.\u201cTurkey\u2019s actions on the island aimed to challenge this<\/strong>,\u201d he said.Within this framework, Christodoulides highlighted the responsibility of the republic, as stated in the UN resolution, to maintain and restore law and order.Since 1964 and particularly after the Turkish invasion of 1974, the peacekeeping force has been a significant part of the effort to restore peace, he said.He also underscored that the role of Unficyp is equally crucial in addressing the numerous humanitarian and other issues arising from the Turkish invasion.Follow the President Nikos Christodoulides praised the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) for its role in restoring peace, stability, and international legality in Cyprus. The force marked its 60th anniversary since its establishment by Resolution 186 in 1964. Christodoulides paid tribute to the 187 peacekeepers who lost their lives and thanked the approximately 150,000 peacekeepers who have served, the UN member states contributing personnel, and the countries supporting Unficyp financially, notably Greece. He mentioned challenges from occupying forces and emphasized that Turkey’s actions aimed to challenge the consent of the sovereign state of the Republic of Cyprus, necessary under international law. The president highlighted the force’s significant role since 1964 and after the Turkish invasion of 1974 in restoring peace and addressing humanitarian issues arising from the invasion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1031,3,250,747,187,387,193,503,827,177,414,1010],"class_list":["post-3467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-christodoulides","tag-cyprus","tag-google","tag-greece","tag-international","tag-lost","tag-nikos-christodoulides","tag-president-nikos-christodoulides","tag-security","tag-turkey","tag-un","tag-unficyp"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n
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