United Nations Security Council resolution 1475, adopted unanimously on 14 April 2003, after reaffirming all
resolutions on the situation in
Cyprus, particularly
Resolution 1250 (1999), the Council regretted the failure to reach agreement on a settlement plan for the country, due to the "negative approach" of the
Turkish Cypriot leadership.
The resolution reiterated the importance of achieving an overall political settlement in Cyprus and commended the Secretary-General
Kofi Annan for using his initiative to present a
settlement plan to lessen the differences between the Republic of Cyprus and
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...
. It regretted the approach of the Turkish Cypriot leadership that delayed a possible agreement on a plan for simultaneous
referendums denying the Turkish and
Greek Cypriots a chance to decide themselves, which meant there would be no conclusion before 16 April 2003 when Cyprus'
accession to the
European Union would be signed.
The council had described the Secretary-General's plan as providing a "unique basis" for further talks.
The Security Council supported Kofi Annan's plan of 26 February 2003 and called upon all concerned to negotiate within the framework of his good offices.
See also
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Annan Plan for Cyprus
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Cyprus problem
The Cyprus problem, also known as the Cyprus dispute, Cyprus issue, Cyprus question or Cyprus conflict, is an ongoing dispute between Greek Cypriots in the south and Turkish Cypriots in the north. Initially, with the Modern history of Cyprus#In ...
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List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1401 to 1500 (2002–2003)
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United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
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United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
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Turkish invasion of Cyprus
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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