United Nations Security Council Resolution 355

UN Security Council Resolution 355
Fence in the Nicosia border
Date	1 August 1974
Meeting no.	1,789
Code	S/RES/355 (Document)
Subject	Cyprus
Voting summary	13 voted for None voted against 2 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Australia  Austria  Byelorussian SSR  Cameroon  Costa Rica  Indonesia Iraq  Kenya  Mauritania  Peru
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 355, adopted on 1 August 1974, recalled its resolutions 186, 353 and 354, noted that all States have declared their respect for Cyprus' sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and requested the Secretary-General take appropriate action with regard to a possible cease-fire and report back to the Council. The resolution was looking to implement an end to the conflict sparked by the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

Resolution 355 was passed with 13 votes to none; the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic and Soviet Union abstained.

See also[edit]

• Cyprus dispute
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 301 to 400 (1971–1976)

References[edit]

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links[edit]

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 355 at Wikisource