A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/52/30 23 December 1997 Fifty-second session Agenda item 62 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the First Committee (A/52/591)] 52/30. Compliance with arms limitation and disarmament and non-proliferation agreements The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 50/60 of 12 December 1995 and other relevant resolutions on the question, Recognizing the abiding concern of all Member States for maintaining respect for rights and obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law, Convinced that observance of the Charter of the United Nations, relevant treaties and other sources of international law is essential for the strengthening of international security, Mindful, in particular, of the fundamental importance of full implementation and strict observance of agreements and other agreed obligations on arms limitation and disarmament and non-proliferation by States parties if individual nations and the international community are to derive enhanced security from them, Stressing that any violation of such agreements and other agreed obligations by States parties not only adversely affects the security of States parties but can also create security risks for other States relying on the constraints and commitments stipulated in those agreements and other agreed obligations, Stressing also that any weakening of confidence in such agreements and other agreed obligations diminishes their contribution to global or regional stability and to further arms limitation and disarmament and non-proliferation efforts, and undermines the credibility and effectiveness of the international legal system, Recognizing, in this context, that full compliance by States parties with all provisions of existing agreements and the resolving of compliance concerns effectively by means consistent with such agreements and international law can, inter alia, facilitate the conclusion of additional arms limitation and disarmament 97-77677 /...