A/RES/48/18 Page 3 2. Reaffirms its support for the efforts made by the States participating in the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe to remove the foreign military forces stationed in the territories of Estonia and Latvia without the required consent of those countries, in a peaceful manner and through negotiations; 3. Welcomes the multilateral efforts to help the Russian Federation build housing for troops and their families returning from Estonia and Latvia; 4. Invites the States concerned to avoid any statements or actions that may be provocative or unfriendly; 5. Expresses its appreciation for the efforts of the SecretaryGeneral aimed at the implementation of resolution 47/21, including the sending of a good offices mission to the Baltic States and the Russian Federation; 6. Urges the Secretary-General to continue to use his good offices to facilitate the complete withdrawal of foreign military forces from the territories of Estonia and Latvia; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to keep Member States informed of progress towards the implementation of the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session; 8. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-ninth session the item entitled "Complete withdrawal of foreign military forces from the territories of the Baltic States". 55th plenary meeting 15 November 1993