United Nations Security Council Resolution 353

UN Security Council Resolution 353
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (highlighted)
Date	20 July 1974
Meeting no.	1,781
Code	S/RES/353 (Document)
Subject	Cyprus
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None 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

United Nations Security Council Resolution 353, adopted unanimously on 20 July 1974, in response to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the Council demanded the immediate withdrawal of all foreign military personnel present in the Republic of Cyprus in contravention of paragraph 1 of the United Nations Charter. The resolution goes on to call upon Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom to immediately enter into negotiations to restore peace on the island, and constitution government to its people.

See also

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

References

• Text of Resolution at UN.org (PDF)