United Nations General Assembly A/RES/60/90 Distr.: General 11 January 2006 Sixtieth session Agenda item 99 (c) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 8 December 2005 [on the report of the First Committee (A/60/465)] 60/90. Report of the Conference on Disarmament The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Conference on Disarmament, 1 Convinced that the Conference on Disarmament, as the sole multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community, has the primary role in substantive negotiations on priority questions of disarmament, Recognizing the need to conduct multilateral negotiations with the aim of reaching agreement on concrete issues, Recalling, in this respect, that the Conference has a number of urgent and important issues for negotiation, Taking note of active discussions held on the programme of work during the 2005 session of the Conference, as duly reflected in the report and the records of the plenary meetings, Taking note also of significant contributions made during the 2005 session to promote substantive discussions on issues on the agenda, as well as of discussions held on other issues that could also be relevant to the current international security environment, Stressing the urgent need for the Conference to commence its substantive work at the beginning of its 2006 session, Recognizing the addresses of Ministers for Foreign Affairs as expressions of support for the endeavours of the Conference and its role as the sole multilateral disarmament negotiating forum, Reaffirms the role of the Conference on Disarmament as the sole 1. multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community; 2. Calls upon the Conference to intensify consultations and explore possibilities with a view to reaching an agreement on a programme of work; _______________ 1 05-49300 Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixtieth Session, Supplement No. 27 (A/60/27).