United Nations Security Council Resolution 541

UN Security Council Resolution 541
Northern Cyprus
Date	18 November 1983
Meeting no.	2,500
Code	S/RES/541 (Document)
Subject	Cyprus
Voting summary	13 voted for 1 voted against 1 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Guyana Jordan Malta Netherlands Nicaragua Pakistan Poland Togo Zaire Zimbabwe

United Nations Security Council resolution 541, adopted on 18 November 1983, after reaffirming Resolution 365 (1974) and Resolution 367 (1975), the Council considered Northern Cyprus' decision to declare independence legally invalid.

It called upon both parties to cooperate with the Secretary-General, and urged other Member States not to recognise Northern Cyprus, while only recognising the Republic of Cyprus as the sole authority on the island.

The resolution was adopted by 13 votes to one against (Pakistan) and one abstention from Jordan.

See also

• Cyprus dispute
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 501 to 600 (1982–1987)
• United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
• Turkish Invasion of Cyprus
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 550

Trivia

United Nations' International Court of Justice decided in 2010 that "International law contains no prohibition on declarations of independence".

References

• Text of Resolution