United Nations Security Council Resolution 395 Explained

Number:395
Organ:SC
Date:25 August
Year:1976
Meeting:1,953
Code:S/RES/395
Document:https://undocs.org/S/RES/395(1976)
For:15
Abstention:0
Against:0
Subject:Greece-Turkey
Result:Adopted

United Nations Security Council Resolution 395, adopted unanimously on August 25, 1976, after hearing various points by the foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey regarding a territorial dispute in the Aegean Sea, the Council noted the ongoing tension and called on both sides to exercise restraint and enter negotiations. It also made both countries aware that the International Court of Justice is qualified enough to be able to settle any remaining legal disputes.

Greece had accused Turkey of conducting seismological operations on the continental shelf claimed by Greece. Meanwhile, Turkey had protested against harassment and intimidation of a Turkish civilian research vessel.[1] [2]

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  1. Book: Wellens, Karen. T.M.C. Asser Instituut . Resolutions and statements of the United Nations Security Council (1946–1989): a thematic guide. BRILL. 1990. 23. 978-0-7923-0796-9.
  2. Book: Bölükbaşı, Deniz. Turkey and Greece: The Aegean Disputes. Routledge Cavendish. 2004. 261–262. 978-1-85941-953-3.