text: time, it is also for the Secretariat to take aPPropriate steps to put aD end to such permissive Practices aod behaviour ' If this practice is alloared to contitrue' the Republic of c!?rus wiII be forced to lesPonal and take aPProPriate action' My GoverDment's view is thac the duty of, Turkey's PermaneBt Representative is to assist the Secretary-General in his gooat offices mission' Mr' Askin's behaviour undoubtedty undermines and frustrates the effectiveness of the Secretary-General ' s efforts in his eldeavours !o achieve a negotiateal settlenent on the Cyprus Problen' I should be graCeful if the PresenL letter and the EuroPean Parliament's resolution atrDexed hereto t,.ere ciiculated as a document of the forly-fourth session of the General Assembly, under ageada item 47, and of the security council' (Siqned) Andreas MAVROMMATIS Ambassador Perrnaneat RePresentative of CvDrus to the Uniteal NationsA/44/938 5/21265 English Page2 Nevertheless, itisfortheEECorgans ingeneral andtheEuropean Parliament inparticular, toreplytotheTurkish invective andcalumny. Butatthesame time,itisalsofortheSecretariat totakeappropriate stepstoputanendto suchpermissive practices andbehaviour. Ifthispractice isallowed tocontinue, theRepublic ofCypruswillbeforcedtorespond andtakeappropriate action. MyGovernment's viewisthatthedutyofTurkey's Permanent Representative is toassist theSecretary-General inhisgoodoffices mission. Mr.Askin1s behaviour undoubtedly undermines andfrustrates theeffectiveness oftheSecretary-General's efforts inhisendeavours toachieve anegotiated settlement ontheCyprus problem. Ishould begrateful ifthepresent letter andtheEuropean Parliament's resolution annexed hereto werecirculated asadocument oftheforty-fourth session oftheGeneral Assembly, underagenda item47,andoftheSecurity Council. (Signed) Andreas MAVROMMATIS Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus totheUnited Nations I... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/ 44/ 938 s/2L265 English Page 3 ANNEX Ter.t of the resolution on Cyprus adopted bv the European parliafient on 15 March 1990 The European Parliamene, Aware that for the Last 15 years the island of Cyprus has been illegallydividetl, Aware that the Europeau Cornmission in its opinion of 1? Decemb€r 1989 statesfirnly that the CtE rus problem influences particufarty the polit.ical lerns of therequest for Turkish accession the EC, Noting the many previous demalds of the European parlianent for a just sofution to the Cyprus problem,
analysis: The text appears to be a diplomatic correspondence between the Ambassador of Cyprus to the United Nations and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, addressing a contentious issue between Cyprus and Turkey. The letter discusses the behavior of Turkey's Permanent Representative to the UN, which is seen as undermining the efforts of the Secretary-General to achieve a negotiated settlement on the Cyprus problem. The text does not contain any direct references to economic development, natural resources, or any other specific sector. However, it is likely that the Cyprus problem has implications for international trade, as well as humanitarian aid and relief.