A/RES/73/7 7. Emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and judicial assistance in conducting effective investigations and prosecutions; 8. Acknowledges the role of the International Criminal Court in a multilateral system that aims to end impunity, promote the rule of law, promote and encourage respect for human rights, achieve sustainable peace and further the development of nations, in accordance with international law and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations; 9. Calls upon States parties to the Rome Statute that have not yet done so to adopt national legislation to implement obligations emanating from the Rome Statute and to cooperate with the International Criminal Court in the exercise of its functions, and recalls the provision of technical assistance by States parties in this respect; 10. Welcomes the cooperation and assistance provided thus far to the International Criminal Court by States parties as well as States not parties, the United Nations and other international and regional organizations, and calls upon those States that are under an obligation to cooperate to provide such cooperation and assistance in the future, in particular with regard to arrest and surrender, the provision of evidence, the protection and relocation of victims and witnesses and the enforcement of sentences; 11. Notes the efforts of the Secretary-General in promoting cooperation between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court in accordance with the Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court, 2 and also notes in this regard that the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat has a specific role within the United Nations; 12. Recalls article 3 of the Relationship Agreement, according to which, with a view to facilitating the effective discharge of their respective responsibilities, the United Nations and the International Criminal Court shall cooperate closely, whenever appropriate, with each other and consult each other on matters of mutual interest pursuant to the provisions of the Relationship Agreement and in conformity with the respective provisions of the Charter and the Rome Statute, and shall respect each other’s status and mandate, 6 and requests the Secretary-General to continue to include information relevant to the implementation of article 3 of the Relationship Agreement in a report to be submitted to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session; 13. Recalls the guidance issued by the Secretary-General on contacts with persons who are the subject of arrest warrants or summonses issued by the International Criminal Court, 7 and in this regard takes note of the information included in the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of article 3 of the Relationship Agreement; 8 14. Recalls the Relationship Agreement, and notes that expenses related to investigations or prosecutions incurred by the International Criminal Court in connection with situations referred by the Security Council or otherwise continue to be borne exclusively by States parties to the Rome Statute; 15. Emphasizes the importance of cooperation with States that are not parties to the Rome Statute; 16. Invites regional organizations to consider concluding cooperation agreements with the International Criminal Court; __________________ 6 7 8 18-18142 Article 2, paragraph 3, of the Relationship Agreement. A/67/828 S/2013/210, annex. A/73/335. 3/5