Resolution 291 (1970)
of 10 Dec:ember 1970
The Security Council, Noting from the report of the Secretarr-OeneraJ of 2 December 197QH that in the present et.rcumstances the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus is still needed if peace is to be maintained in the i.aland, Noting that the Government of Cyprus ha3 agreed that in view of the prevailing conditions ln the island it is necessary to ('ontinue the Force h.e'iCtKI t 5 De.:ember 1970, Noting also from the n::po~ c rnnditkmt: prevail;ng in the island, l. RtCI{firms Its resolutions 186 {19M) of 4 March, 187 (1964) of 13 March, 192 (i964i '1! 20 June,
811 Jbld., Twtnty-fiflh Year, Supplement f(Jr October, Novtmber and Dtctmbtr 1970.
ae Ibid., document S/IOOCU.

!93 (19fA) of 9 August, 194 (1964) of 25 Sepleruber s·d !98 (1964) of 18 December 1964, 201 (1965) of 19 March, 206 (1965) of 15 June,
207 (1965) of 10 August and 219 (1965) of 17 December 1965, 220 (1966) of 16 March, 222 (1966) of 16 June and 231 (1966) of 15 December 1966, 7.38 (1967) of 19 June and 2« (1967) of 22 Docember 1967, 247 (1968) of 18 March, 254 (1968) of 18 1une and 261 (1968) of 10 December 1968, 266 (1969) of 10 June and 274 (1969) of 11 De-
cember 1969 and 281 (1970) of 9 June 1970, and the consensus expressed by the President at the 1143rd
meeting on ll August 1964 and at the 1383 rd meeting on 25 November 1967;
2. Urges the parties concerned to act with the utmost resiraint and to continue dt~termined co-operative efforts to achieve ~he objectives of the Security Coundl, by avaiHng them:»elv~s in a (constructive manner of ~h~ ~Jre!\t~nt >Hlipkious climate and opportunities;
Ex.l,~nd.J onte more the t;tationing in Cyprus of
>c \Jnited Nations Peace-keeping Force, established under Security Council ;esc.lutton 186 ( 1964), for a „unher period ending 1.5 June 1971, in the expectation 'hat by ~ben sufficient progress towards a final solution will make possib!,., a 'Nithdrawal or ~mbstantial rcduc-
d,)n cf the Force.
Adupred Ullunlmmuly al til<'
1564th muting.

PERIODIC MEETINGS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE Wfl'H ARTICLE 28, PARAGRAPH 2, OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Deeblons

At ita 1S44tb meetina, on 12 June 1970, the Council included in ita aaenda the item entitled: "The question of initiating periodic meetings of the Security Council in accordance with Article 28, paragraph 2,. of the
Chaner: letter dated 5 June 1970 from the Permanent
Representative of Finland to the United Nations
addressed to the President of the Security Council
(S/9824)."31

At the same meetina, the Council approved the

following statement, expressing the consensus of the

views of the memben of the Council; as :read out 'l:w

the Pre1ldent:

'

"The memben of the Security Counci1 have con-
sidered the question of initiating periodic meetings in accordance with Article 28, paragraph 2, l)f tbe Charter. They consider that the holding of periodic
meetings, at whi<:h each m~mber of the Council wotdd

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be represented by a member of the Government or
by some other specially designated representative,
could enhance the authority of the Security Council
and make it a more effective instrument for the maintenance of international peace and security. As
to the date and other practical aspects of the first such meeting, these will be considered later in oon3ultationa.
"It is understood that periodic meetings, the pur-
pose of which would be to enable the Security Coun-
cil to discharge more effectively its responsibilities under the Gtarter, would provide members with an ?Pportu!lity fo~ a ~eneral exchange of view~ on t.he ia1tematlonal :utuat10n, rather than for dealing w1th any particular question, and that such meetings
would normally be held in private, unless it were otherwise decided.
"The provisional agenda of periodic meetings shall be drawn up by the Secretary-General in ,;onsultation with the members of the Council and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the provisioMl rulea of procedure "

