tween the two sides through the good offices of the Secretary-General, even at times when the utility of this dialogue was seen to be in doubt. We went to the extent of voicing our opposition to Council resolution 541 (1983), on the ground that its contents prejudiced the continuation of the negotiations by virtue of the cate- gorical censure of the position of the Turkish Cypriot community, whose co-operation, in our view, was an indispensable condition for the solution of the problem, 10. The successful outcome. of the Secretary- General’s efforts also validates our consistent stand that a solution of the Cyprus question, preserving the unity and territorial integrity of the island, was always possible, provided the solution satisfied the aspirations of the Turkish Cypriot community, which felt deprived of its rights guaranteed under the 1960 Constitution as a co-founder of the State. We gave credence to the dec- larations made by the Turkish Cypriot leaders that the object of their political actions, which often became a target of international criticism, was to secure the legit- imate rights of the Turkish Cypriot community within the framework of a united, independent and sovereign Cyprus. This position became evident once again in their responses to the Secretary-General’s package proposals made during the final round of the talks, as reflected in section V of the Secretary-General’s report. 11. While tracing the evolution of the draft for a joint high-level agreement, the Secretary-General acknow- ledged that the Turkish Cypriot side was the first to 2 convey its “favourable reaction to all elements of my presentation” [ibid., para. 501. The Secretary-General also mentioned in his report that at the last stage of discussions, after the Greek Cypriot delegation had given its responses to his package proposals, he sought and received from Turkish Cypriots understandings 
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