The members of the Security Council welcome the joint communiqué that was agreed by the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on 11 February, and commend them for the political leadership they have shown.

The members of the Security Council are encouraged by the commitment to resume structured negotiations in a results-oriented manner and discuss all unresolved core issues interdependently, and call on the parties to proceed on the basis of the relevant Security Council resolutions, and to continue in a spirit of good faith to reach a solution as soon as possible.