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Bearing in mind the provisions of resolutions CM/Res.1342 (LIV) 3/ and
CM/Res.1395 (LVI) Rev.1 4/ on the implementation of the Declaration on the
Denuclearization of Africa adopted by the Council of Ministers of the
Organization of African Unity at its fifty-fourth and fifty-sixth ordinary
sessions, held at Abuja from 27 May to 1 June 1991 and at Dakar from 22 to 28
June 1992, respectively,
Noting that the Government of South Africa acceded to the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 5/ on 10 July 1991 and that it concluded
a safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency, which
entered into force on 16 September 1991, and committed itself to early and
full implementation of that agreement,
Noting also the announcement by South Africa that it had voluntarily
abandoned its nuclear deterrent capability before accession to the Treaty on
the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and its standing invitation to the
Agency to inspect past nuclear-weapon-programme activities and facilities and
to verify its disclosure,
Recalling resolution GC(XXXVII)/RES/625 on an African nuclear-weaponfree zone, adopted on 1 October 1993 by the General Conference of the
Agency, 6/
Stressing that the full disclosure of South Africa’s nuclear
installations and materials is essential to the peace and security of the
region and to the success of the commendable efforts exerted by the African
States towards the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Africa,
Welcoming the progress made at the Third Meeting of the Group of Experts
to Draw up a Draft Treaty or Convention on the Denuclearization of Africa,
which was organized by the United Nations in cooperation with the Organization
of African Unity and held at Harare from 5 to 8 April 1993,
1.
Takes note of the report of the Third Meeting of the Group of
Experts to Draw up a Draft Treaty or Convention on the Denuclearization of
Africa; 7/
2.
Reaffirms that the implementation of the Declaration on the
Denuclearization of Africa adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and
Government of the Organization of African Unity would be an important measure
to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to promote international
peace and security;
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3/
See A/46/390, annex I.
4/
See A/47/558, annex I.
5/
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 729, No. 10485.
6/
A/48/339, annex I.
7/
A/48/371, annex.
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