ordinary people of both communities were beginning to resume their former amicable relations”. [Ibid., pm.149.j In a subsequent report, the Secretary-General, referring to the happy way in which the Greek and Turkish Cypriots resumed their contact after the lifting of all restrictions, enlarked that it was “an eloquent demonstration of the fact that the people of Cyprus desire to live in peace and harmony again and are able to do so” /S/8914 of 4 December 1968, para. 371. 3 18. The willingness for conciliation and co-operation is always alive among the majority of the Greek and Turkish people of Cyprus and spontaneously comes to the surface whenever the opportunity presents itself, regrettably rarely as that may happen. The most recent opportunity has been this year’s drought and the effective work accomplished by the intercommunal agricultural survey, the success of which is attributed, in the Secretary-General’s report, “to the excellent co-operation shown by both communities” [S/l 0940 and Corr. 1, para. 7OJ. 19. The common desire of the people for increased co-operation in economic matters has also been noted in a number of the Secretary-General’s reports, all of which stress the need for an integrated economy. Yet there has been no effective advance in that direction, Again, as noted in several reports, this is one of the regrettable outcomes of a policy of excessive separatism which runs counter to the vital interests of the country and more particularly to the interests of the Turkish Cypriots, resulting in an imbalance in the economic well-being between the two communities with respect to which the Government has offered to supply funds and assistance towards the raising of the standard of living of the Turkish Cypriot community, which is a result of separatism. 20. Normalizing the relations between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots through conciliation would present no 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the social and economic relations between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, highlighting their willingness to cooperate and the importance of an integrated economy. It also mentions the impact of separatism on the economic well-being of the Turkish Cypriot community.

**Category**
Economic development, Agriculture, forestry and fishing