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United Nations Security Council Resolution 634
United Nations Security Council Resolution 634
Background
United Nations Security Council resolution 634, adopted unanimously on 9 June 1989, addressed the situation in Cyprus.
Resolution
The council noted a report of the secretary-general that, due to the existing circumstances, the presence of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) would continue to be essential for a peaceful settlement. The council expressed its desire for all parties to support the ten-point agreement for the resumption of intercommunal talks, and asked the secretary-general to report back again before 30 November 1989, to follow the implementation of the resolution.
Implementation
The council reaffirmed its previous resolutions, including Resolution 365 (1974), expressed its concern over the situation, urged the involved parties to work together toward peace and once more extended the stationing of the Force in Cyprus, established in Resolution 186 (1964), until 15 December 1989.
Voting
The resolution was adopted unanimously by the members of the Security Council at the time of adoption, which included:
* Soviet Union
* Ethiopia
* Brazil
* Algeria
* Senegal
* China
* France
* Finland
* Canada
* Colombia
* Malaysia
* United Kingdom
* Nepal
* United States
* Yugoslavia
See also
* Cyprus dispute
* List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 601 to 700 (1987–1991)
* United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
* United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)