172. The PRESIDENT: The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. 13 l%e situation in Cyprus 173. The PRESIDENT: Before we adjourn, I should like to make the following presidential statement on behalf of the members of the Council. 174. The Security Council has been seized with the Cyprus question since 1964. The members of the Council have been kept informed of the efforts begun by the Secretary-General in August 1984 as part of the mission of good offices entrusted to him by the Council. 175. On 20 September 1985, the members of the Council heard an oral report from the Secretary-General, in the course of which he conveyed his assessment that his initia- tive had brought the positions of the two sides closer than ever before and expressed his conviction that what had been achieved so far should lead to an early agreement on the framework for a just and lasting settlement of the Cyprus question in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. Recalling their support for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, unity and non-alignment of the Republic of Cyprus, members of the Council expressed strong support for the mission of the Secretary-General under his mandate from the Council. 176. The members of the Security Council, therefore, call upon all parties to make a special effort in co-operation with the Secretary-General to reach an early agreement. The meeting rose at 7.25 p.m. NOTFS ’ Oflciat Records of the General Assembly. Fortieth Session, Supple- ment No. 1 (A/40/1). ’ Legal Consequences for States of the Continued Presence of South Africa in Namibia (South West Africa) notwithstanding Security Council resolution 276 (1970). Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports, 1971. p. 16. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a transcript of a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, discussing the situation in Cyprus and the efforts of the Secretary-General to facilitate a settlement. The language used is formal and diplomatic, and the content focuses on international relations and politics rather than any specific economic, social, or environmental issue.

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