A/RES/67/266
United Nations
Distr.: General
25 July 2013
General Assembly
Sixty-seventh session
Agenda item 35
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 May 2013
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/67/L.64 and Add.1)]
67/266. Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 41/11 of 27 October 1986, in which the Atlantic
Ocean, in the region situated between Africa and South America, was solemnly
declared a zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic,
Recalling also its subsequent resolutions on the zone of peace and cooperation
of the South Atlantic,
Reaffirming that the questions of peace and security and those of development
are interrelated and inseparable, and considering that cooperation among States, in
particular those of the region, for peace and development is essential for the
promotion of the objectives of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South
Atlantic,
Reaffirming also the importance of the purposes and objectives of the zone of
peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic as a basis for the promotion of
cooperation among the States of the region,
Noting with appreciation the commitment of Member States towards fulfilling
the goals of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic and their
engagement in its revitalization through a number of initiatives, as reaffirmed
during the seventh ministerial meeting of the zone, held in Montevideo on 15 and
16 January 2013, and building on the Luanda Initiative,
Recalling its relevant resolutions, in which it urged States of the region to
continue their actions aimed at fulfilling the objectives of the zone of peace and
cooperation of the South Atlantic, especially through the implementation of specific
programmes,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 1
1.
Stresses the role of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South
Atlantic as a forum for increased interaction and support among its member States;
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