gardash wrote:Isn't it about time the embargoes were lifted against the North?
Sorry no… that’s OCCUPIED territory belonging to the ROC.
gardash wrote:As Obama said, they are out dated and have had little effect.
Nah, UN Resolution 541 is infinite, and besides like you say they have “little effect” so why waste your breath?
1. Deplores the declaration of the Turkish Cypriot authorities of the purported secession of part of the Republic of Cyprus;
2. Considers the declaration refereed to above as legally invalid and calls for its withdrawal;
3. Calls for the urgent and effective implementation of its resolutions 365(1974) and 367(1975);
4. Requests the Secretary-General to peruse his mission of good offices in order to achieve the earliest possible progress towards a just and lasting settlement in Cyprus;
5. Calls upon the parties to co-operate with the Secretary- General in his mission of good offices;
6. Calls upon all states to respect the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and non-alignment of the Republic of Cyprus;
7. Calls upon all states not to recognise any Cypriot state other than the Republic of Cyprus;
8. Calls upon all states and the two communities in Cyprus to refrain from any action which might exacerbate the situation;
9. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security Council fully informed.