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 Security Council Resolution 353, adopted unanimously on July 20, 1974, in response to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus

Turkish invasion of Cyprus

The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on 20 July 1974, was a Turkish military invasion in response to a Greek military junta backed coup in Cyprus...

, the Council demanded the immediate withdrawal of all foreign military personnel present in the Republic of Cyprus in contravention of paragraph 1 of the United Nations Charter

United Nations Charter

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. The resolution goes on to call upon Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 and the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 to immediately enter into negotiations to restore peace on the island, and constitution government to its people.

See also

• Cyprus dispute
  Cyprus dispute
  The Cyprus dispute is the result of the ongoing conflict between the Republic of Cyprus and Turkey, over the Turkish occupied northern part of Cyprus....
  
  
• Greek–Turkish relations
• History of Cyprus
  History of Cyprus
  -Prehistory:Cyprus was settled by humans in the Paleolithic period who coexisted with various dwarf animal species, such as dwarf elephants and pygmy hippos well into the Holocene...
  
  
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 301 to 400 (1971 – 1976)