United Nations General Assembly A/RES/61/53 Distr.: General 19 December 2006 Sixty-first session Agenda item 83 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 6 December 2006 [on the report of the First Committee (A/61/387)] 61/53. Maintenance of international security — goodneighbourliness, stability and development in SouthEastern Europe The General Assembly, Recalling the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, signed in Helsinki on 1 August 1975, Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration 1 and the 2005 World Summit Outcome, 2 Recalling further its previous resolutions on the subject, including resolution 59/59 of 3 December 2004, Welcoming with appreciation the continuing cooperation among countries in the region of South-Eastern Europe on issues related to security, economy, trade, transport, energy, cross-border cooperation, human rights and justice and home affairs, Welcoming the Republic of Montenegro as the 192nd State Member of the United Nations, Reiterating the importance of the South-East European Cooperation Process for further enhancing regional cooperation and stability, which constitutes one of the main elements of the Stabilization and Association Process, and welcoming the positive results of the South-East European Cooperation Process summit meeting, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 4 May 2006, Recalling the conclusions reached at the Summit of the European Council, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 19 and 20 June 2003, the decisions of the European Council on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the European Partnerships with all countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and the outcome of the meeting held in Salzburg, Austria, of Ministers for Foreign Affairs _______________ 1 2 06-49761 See resolution 55/2. See resolution 60/1.