A/RES/59/4 and Crime, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, in the ongoing and future activities of the Economic Cooperation Organization; Notes with appreciation the implementation of the ongoing project of the 4. Economic Cooperation Organization and the International Trade Centre on expanding intraregional trade, and stresses the importance of the continuation of the second phase of the project; Also notes with appreciation the signing of the Economic Cooperation 5. Organization Trade Agreement in Islamabad in July 2003, and stresses its importance in the accomplishment of the goal of establishing a free trade area in the region; Further notes with appreciation the holding of the second Economic 6. Cooperation Organization Regional Trade and Investment Conference, and the seventh General Assembly Meeting of Economic Cooperation Organization Chambers of Commerce and Industry, in Kabul, from 18 to 20 April 2004, and stresses the close interaction in the field of trade and investment between the Economic Cooperation Organization and trade-related agencies and bodies of the United Nations; Notes with appreciation the memorandum of understanding signed by the 7. Economic Cooperation Organization and the World Customs Organization on 17 March 2003 in Brussels with a view to establishing and maintaining effective and regular consultations, cooperation and exchanges of information between the two organizations; Notes with satisfaction the holding of a workshop on multimodal 8. transport and trade facilitation, in Tehran in May 2004, sponsored by the Economic Cooperation Organization, in which the Islamic Development Bank, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific participated, and hopes that efforts will be made to bring about the successful completion of the multimodal transport project as soon as possible; Expresses its appreciation for the importance the Economic Cooperation 9. Organization attaches to the smooth running of container trains on the Trans-Asian Railway main line and to the fine-tuning of a draft action plan for revitalizing and operating the China-Middle East-Europe corridor, as well as for the organization of meetings in Tehran in May 2004 to discuss these issues; 10. Notes with satisfaction the efforts of the Economic Cooperation Organization to implement United Nations programmes for the development of transit transport facilities in the landlocked countries of the region; 11. Recognizes the importance of removing barriers to transport and trade development in the region, and welcomes the joint project of the Economic Cooperation Organization and the United Nations Development Programme to prepare a comprehensive report on the subject; 12. Takes note with satisfaction of the decisions of the first Economic Cooperation Organization Ministerial Meeting on Industry, held in Tehran from 25 to 27 January 2004, and notes the importance of the adoption of the Tehran Declaration and the Plan of Action for Industrial Cooperation in the Economic Cooperation Organization Region, which pave the way for consolidating regional 2