A/HRC/31/21 required in those areas, north of the Turkish forces’ ceasefire line. The Security Council took note of the Secretary-General’s proposal to extend the presence in Cyprus of the demining team of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to complete the proposed clearance at the above-mentioned crossings (see S/2015/660 and S/2015/661). That Force’s mine clearance work at the Lefka-Aplici/Lefke-Aplıç crossing point was completed on 19 November, after clearing a total of 1,847m², with 31 anti-tank mines and one trip flare found and destroyed. The Deryneia/Derynia crossing point was officially declared to be free of mines on 22 November 2015. D. Property rights 34. According to article 17 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others, and no one is to be arbitrarily deprived of his/her property. 35. With regard to property claims in the northern part of the island, as at 30 November 2015, a total of 6,243 applications had been lodged with the Immovable Property Commission since its establishment, of which 721 were concluded through friendly settlements and 13 through formal hearings. The Commission has paid a total of £213,193,883 in compensation. Moreover, the Commission ruled for exchange and compensation in two cases, for restitution in one case, and for restitution and compensation in five cases. In one case, it delivered a decision for restitution after the settlement of the Cyprus issue, and in another case it ruled for partial restitution. 19 36. On 24 September 2015, the Deputies of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers expressed their appreciation of the measures regarding the property rights of enclaved Greek Cypriots and their heirs. However, they wished to examine the possible consequences on those questions of the judgement of 12 May 2014 in the European Court of Human Rights case Cyprus v. Turkey on the just satisfaction.20 They also recalled the unconditional obligation to pay the just satisfaction awarded by the Court and their invitation to the Turkish authorities to pay the sums awarded in the judgement of 12 May 2014. 37. On 27 July 2015, in the context of the ongoing negotiations to reach a comprehensive settlement, the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders announced that they agreed that “the individual’s right to property is respected. There shall be different alternatives for the regulation of the exercise of this right. Dispossessed owners and current users shall have various choices regarding their claims to affected properties. These different choices shall include compensation, exchange and reinstatement. The exercise of any such choice shall be subject to agreed criteria. There shall be a list of categories of affected properties. There shall be an independent Property Commission mandated to resolve property claims based on mutually agreed criteria. The Property Commission shall comprise of equal number of Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot members”.21 19 20 21 10 See www.tamk.gov.ct.tr. Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, decisions adopted at the 1236th meeting on 24 September 2015 (CM/Del/Dec(2015)1236/21) on the case of Cyprus v. Turkey. See also A/HRC/28/20, paras. 16-18, 26 and 36. See statement delivered by the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Cyprus Mr. Espen Barth Eide on behalf of the Turkish Cypriot leader Mr. Mustafa Akıncı and the Greek Cypriot leader Mr. Nicos Anastasiades. Available at www.uncyprustalks.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-0717-EBE-Joint-Statement.pdf.