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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/53/97
20 January 1999
Fifty-third session
Agenda item 147
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/53/628)]
53/97.
Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and
safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives
The General Assembly,
Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General,1
Conscious of the need to develop and strengthen friendly relations and cooperation among States,
Convinced that respect for the principles and rules of international law governing diplomatic and consular
relations is a basic prerequisite for the normal conduct of relations among States and for the fulfilment of the
purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Alarmed by the recent acts of violence against diplomatic and consular representatives, as well as against
representatives of international intergovernmental organizations and officials of such organizations, which have
endangered or taken innocent lives and seriously impeded the normal work of such representatives and officials,
Expressing sympathy for the victims of such illegal acts,
1
A/INF/52/6 and Add.1 and A/53/276 and Corr.1.
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