A/RES/49/77 Page 4 Recalling its relevant resolutions, in particular resolution 48/77 B of 16 December 1993, concerning, inter alia, the ongoing review by the Conference on Disarmament of its agenda, composition and methods of work, which highlighted the need for substantial enlargement of the present membership of the Conference, Fully convinced that an enlarged membership is desirable in order to take advantage of the current propitious international climate to negotiate, on the solid basis of a more representative participation, a comprehensive test-ban treaty and other important agreements requiring universal adherence, Recalling regular budget, administrative, anticipation of that the Conference on Disarmament, which is funded from the was granted, pursuant to resolution 48/77 B, supplementary substantive and conference support services, inter alia, in its expansion, Recalling also its resolution 1722 (XVI) of 20 December 1961 regarding the establishment of the Conference on Disarmament, then the Eighteen-Nation Committee on Disarmament, Emphasizing the fact that, notwithstanding dramatic changes in the international situation and continuous consultations, there has been no expansion of the membership of the Conference during the last fifteen years, Welcoming the fact that the annual report of the Conference on Disarmament reflects the intention of the Conference to reinstate its own procedures providing for periodic review of its composition, Regretting, however, that the Conference on Disarmament did not reach a consensus that would result in the expansion of its membership before the start of the 1994 session of the Conference, as urged by the General Assembly in its resolution 48/77 B, nor was it able to resolve this question thereafter, in spite of intensive efforts by the Friend of the Chair, 1. Recognizes the legitimate aspirations of the candidate countries to participate fully in the work of the Conference on Disarmament; 2. Recalls the report of 12 August 1993 of the Special Coordinator for membership designated by the Conference on Disarmament 6/ and the subsequent statement made by the Special Coordinator on 26 August 1993, 7/ recommending a dynamic solution to the question of membership, as well as the report of the Conference on Disarmament on its 1994 session; 3. Urges the Conference on Disarmament to make every effort to reach a solution resulting, by the beginning of 1995, in a significant expansion of its composition, which would then include at least sixty countries. 90th plenary meeting 15 December 1994 C 6/ See Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 27 (A/48/27), para. 13 (incorporating document CD/1214). 7/ Ibid., para. 14.