Austria, Australia, Peru, Kenya and Indonesia whom I have the honour of seeing for the first time during the debate on Cyprus. 26. The periodic report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations operation in Cyprus once again forms the frame of the deliberations of the Security Council on the matter. Keeping in mind the virtue of brevity, particularly after the trying times the Council has just had on a major and challenging question and out of deference to the Minister for Foreign Affairs who, I understand, will address the Council after the discussion of the present item, I shall try to limit my statement strictly to essentials. 27. In paragraph 34 of the report, the Secretary-General notes that “the intercommunal military situation has remained quiet during the period under review”, and that “there have been few incidents between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots”. My delegation notes with satisfaction this general assessment of the situation. We are happy that intercommunal relations have remained calm, since we believe that the prevalence of such an atmosphere is an essential-although not the only-requisite for the process of confidence building in the island, which in turn is a condition for the success of the ongoing talks, 28. In paragraph 35, the Secretary-General observes that “most of the incidents reported during February, March and April were not intercommunal in nature but were the result of activities of anti-Government Greek Cypriot 4 groups”, The following paragraphs give an outline of the magnitude of these incidents. Though the violence has been limited to the Greek Cypriot community, what concerns us at this stage is the possible negative consequences of these incidents-as written in the report-either by accident or by design, on the security of the Turkish community, On the other hand, one inevitably is concerned by the negative 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement discussing the situation in Cyprus, specifically the security and intercommunal relations between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the topic is of international concern and requires careful consideration. The text does not mention any economic, environmental, or scientific aspects, but rather focuses on the political and social situation in Cyprus.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief