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a view to maintaining respect for diplomatic privileges and immunities and if
violations occur to ensure that such cases are properly investigated and remedied, in
accordance with applicable law;
Notes the problems experienced by some permanent missions in
3.
connection with the implementation of the Parking Programme for Diplomatic
Vehicles 4 and shall remain seized of the matter, with a view to continuing to
maintain the proper implementation of the Parking Programme in a manner that is
fair, non-discriminatory, effective and therefore consistent with international law,
and also notes the decision of the Committee to conduct another review of the
implementation of the Programme during the sixty-first session of the General
Assembly and, subject to its outcome, will proceed accordingly;
Requests the host country to consider removing the remaining travel
4.
restrictions, notes that during the reporting period some travel restrictions
previously imposed by the host country on staff of certain missions and staff
members of the Secretariat of certain nationalities were removed, and, in this
regard, notes the positions of affected States as reflected in the report of the
Committee, of the Secretary-General and of the host country;
Notes that the Committee anticipates that the host country will enhance
5.
its efforts to ensure the issuance, in a timely manner, of entry visas to
representatives of Member States, pursuant to article IV, section 11, of the
Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding
the Headquarters of the United Nations3 to travel to New York on United Nations
business; and notes that the Committee anticipates that the host country will
enhance efforts to facilitate participation, including visa issuance, of representatives
of Member States in other United Nations meetings as appropriate;
Notes also that a number of delegations have requested shortening the
6.
time frame applied by the host country for issuance of entry visas to representatives
of Member States, since this time frame poses difficulties for the full-fledged
participation of Member States in United Nations meetings;
Expresses its appreciation for the efforts made by the host country, and
7.
hopes that the issues raised at the meetings of the Committee will continue to be
resolved in a spirit of cooperation and in accordance with international law;
Affirms the importance of the Committee being in a position to fulfil its
8.
mandate and meet on short notice to deal with urgent and important matters
concerning the relations between the United Nations and the host country, and in
that connection requests the Secretariat and the Committee on Conferences to
accord priority to requests from the Committee on Relations with the Host Country
for conference-servicing facilities for meetings of that Committee that must be held
while the General Assembly and its Main Committees are meeting, without
prejudice to the requirements of those bodies and on an “as available” basis;
Requests the Secretary-General to remain actively engaged in all aspects
9.
of the relations of the United Nations with the host country;
10. Requests the Committee to continue its work in conformity with General
Assembly resolution 2819 (XXVI);
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