UN Security Council
1993

RESOLUTION 831 (1993) Adopted by the Security Council at its 3222nd meeting, on 27 May 1993 The Security Council, Recalling its resolution 186 (1964) and subsequent relevant resolutions, Reaffirming that the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) should be considered every six months, Noting the recent communication from the Government of Cyprus to the Secretary-General (S/25647**), Noting that both voluntary and assessed methods of contribution are acceptable for United Nations peace-keeping operations and stressing the importance of maximizing voluntary contributions, Stressing the importance it attaches to the achievement of early progress towards a political settlement in Cyprus, and also to the implementation of confidence-building measures, Reiterating in particular its call to both sides to cooperate with UNFICYP in order to extend the unmanning agreement of 1989 to all areas of the United Nations-controlled Buffer Zone where the two sides are in close proximity to each other, Reaffirming that the present status quo is not acceptable, and concerned that the United Nations should not be entering into open-ended peace-keeping commitments,