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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/54/35
20 January 2000
Fifty-fourth session
Agenda item 41
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/54/L.35 and Add.1)]
54/35.
Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 41/11 of 27 October 1986, in which it solemnly declared the Atlantic Ocean, in
the region between Africa and South America, the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic,
Recalling also its subsequent resolutions on the matter, including resolution 45/36 of 27 November 1990,
in which it reaffirmed the determination of the States of the zone to enhance and accelerate their cooperation
in the political, economic, scientific, cultural and other spheres,
Reaffirming that the questions of peace and security and those of development are interrelated and
inseparable and that cooperation for peace and development among States of the region will promote the
objectives of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic,
Aware of the importance that the States of the zone attach to the environment of the region, and
recognizing the threat that pollution from any source poses to the marine and coastal environment, its
ecological balance and its resources,
1. Reaffirms 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 countries of the region;
2. Calls upon all States to cooperate in the promotion of the objectives established in the declaration
of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic and to refrain from any action inconsistent with
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