tion and the development of the United Nations operations in Cyprus under Security Council resolution of 4 March 1964 f 186 (1964)]. 8. It may be pertinent at this juncture to recall that this resolution provided for a two-pronged United Nations 1 se0 resolutioll 334 (1973). 1 effort, namely, first, that of peace-keeping, including miljtary deconfrontation and normalization and, secondly, that of peace-making in the search for a peaceful solution, orighldiy through a mediator-whose constructive report still remains a valuable document endorsed by the Secre- tary.General’s good offices. At the present stage, those local talks are being conducted in a reactivated and expanded form with the participation of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Osorio-Tafzll, and the presence in an advisory capacity of two constitutional experts on Greece and Turkey, Mr. Dekleris and Mr. Aldikaqti, as well as the two interlocuters, Mr. Clerides and Mr. Denktaa. 9. I take this opportunity to say that the participation in the talks of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General has made a most positive and constructive contri- bution and that the presence of the two constitutional experts has proved equally helpful. 10. These talks, which are being held on the agreed basis of an independent, sovereign and unitary State, are general- ly recognized as offering the best way for a peaceful and lasting solution of the problem, in accordance with the principles of the Charter and the relevant United Nations resolutions on Cyprus. The talks have now reached an advanced stage and, according to the Secretary-General’s Special Representative, have been “conducted in a con- structive manner” offering the possibility of a substantial measure of agreement, although it is stated that “much patient work will be needed to bring the negotiations to a satisfactory end” /S/10940 and Corr.1, para. 791. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the ongoing negotiations and efforts to resolve the Cyprus conflict, with a focus on the involvement of the United Nations and the efforts of the Secretary-General's Special Representative. The language used suggests a political and diplomatic context, with references to Security Council resolutions and the participation of constitutional experts.

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief