United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3212 was adopted on 1 November 1974, after statements in debate and the ''Report of the Special Political Committee on the Question of Cyprus'' regarding the

Turkish invasion of Cyprus The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of Cypriot intercommunal violence, intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots, Greek and Turkish Cy ...

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The

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: "1. Calls upon all states to respect the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and non-alignment of the

Republic of Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the third lar ...

and to refrain from all acts and interventions directed against it; "2. Urges the speedy withdrawal of all foreign armed forces and foreign military presence and personnel from the Republic of Cyprus and the cessation of all foreign interference in its affairs; "3. Considers that the constitutional system of the Republic of Cyprus concerns the

Greek-Cypriot Greek Cypriots (, ) are the ethnic Greeks, Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest Ethnolinguistic group, ethnolinguistic community. According to the 2023 census, 719,252 respondents recorded their ethnicity as Greek, forming al ...

and

Turkish-Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( or ; ) are so called ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land once ...

communities; "4. Commends the contacts and negotiations taking place on an equal footing, with the good offices of the Secretary-General between the representatives of the two communities, and calls for their continuation with a view to reaching freely a mutually acceptable political settlement, based on their fundamental and legitimate rights; "5. Considers that all the refugees should return to their homes in safety and calls upon the parties concerned to undertake urgent measures to that end; "6. Expresses the hope that, if necessary, further efforts including negotiations can take place, within the framework of the

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, for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the present resolution, thus ensuring to the Republic of Cyprus its fundamental right to independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity" The resolution was adopted by 117 votes in favour, none against and no abstentions.

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November 1974 1974 in Cyprus 29/3212

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