Security Council Extends Mandate of Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus to 15 June 2001, Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1331

The Security Council votes to extend the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for a further six months, until 15 June 2001. Unanimously adopting resolution 1331 (2000), the Council urged the Turkish Cypriot side and the Turkish forces to rescind the restrictions imposed on 30 June 2000 on the operations of UNFICYP and to restore the military status quo ante at Strovilia.
(In a report to the Council, Secretry-General Kofi Annan states that on 30 June, the Turkish Cypriot authorities and Turkish forces closed all crossings of the Turkish forces' ceasefire line except one, thus completely isolating United Nations troops in three camps in the north and at Strovilia. Three additional crossing points were later opened to allow access to the camps from the south. Turkish forces and Turkish Cypriot security, forces then moved forward of their
ceasefire line at Strovilia and have since controlled the access by UNFICYP to its post in this small hamlet inhabited by Greek Cypriots.)
Security Council President Sergey V. Lavrov (Russian Federation) presides over the meeting.