contacts between the Turkish authorities in Cyprus and UNFICYP will continue to take place on the basis of that Turkish Cypriot declaration. 107. In conclusion I would once again very warmly thank the Secretary-General and express to him our deep gratitude. I would once again express our appre- ciation to Major-General Guenther Greindl, Com- mander of UNFICYP, and to his staff, as well as to Mr. James Holger, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus, and to his colleagues -without overlooking Mr, Hugo Gobbi, Special Rep- resentative, who in the recent past has contributed so effectively and so honestly to bringing about international understanding of the truth of the Cyprus situation. 108. I cannot conclude this statement without paying a tribute to the memory of the late Mr. Claude Pilloud, who, as the third member of the Committee on Missing Persons since its creation, diligently played a part in efforts to deal with that unfortunate aspect of the problem. 109. The PRESIDENT: The representative of Cyprus has asked to make a statement, and I call upon him. 110. Mr. MOUSHOUTAS (Cyprus): I shall be very brief. For obvious reasons, I will not reply to the first remarks of Mr. Denktaa. The initiative of the Sec- retary-General is going on, and this is a time to con- centrate our efforts on the success of the high-level meeting, not for acrimony. In any event, the records of the Security Council on the question of Cyprus contain in extenso our replies to these much-repeated remarks. 111. With regard to the proximity talks, on 13 Decem- ber a spokesman of my President issued the following statement: “A spokesman for the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Spyros Kyprianou, referring to certain statements made by Mr. Denktas, stated that as 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a statement made by the representative of a country in the United Nations Security Council, discussing the situation in Cyprus and the efforts of the UN to resolve the conflict. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a focus on international relations and politics rather than economic or social issues.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations