Resolution regarding Cyprus

The 14th congress of the International Federation of the Resistance Fighters (FIR) which took place in Athens October 19-20, 2007

• Reemphasizes that the sole foundation for the preservation of peace and security worldwide is compliance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, the Declarations of Human Rights and the fundamental rights.
• Deplores regional conflicts in conjunction with foreign interventions experienced by the international community which explicitly violate the aforementioned principles and which do not realise the decisions of the Security Council of the United Nations.
• Calls upon the FIR member organisations to urge their respective governments to efficiently support efforts to overcome regional conflicts and continuing problems – among others problems in Cyprus – by implementation of the decisions of the United Nations Security Council for peaceful solutions based upon appreciation of international laws and the primacy of human rights and fundamental rights.
• Requests the Secretary of the Executive Committee of FIR to urge the United Nations to exercise pressure on the respective opponents to accept United Nations decisions to be the only way towards a peaceful solution.
• Worried by the persistence of the crisis over Cyprus endagering international security, and the circumstances that decisions of the United Nations regarding Cyprus have not yet been implemented, and by the lack of progress in past negotiations, keeping in mind the necessity to solve the Cyprus problems peacefully without any further delay, the Congress requests an urgent restart of efficient and substantial negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations and the European Union in order to achieve a basically acceptable agreement as soon as possible based upon the fundamental legal rights of all inhabitants.