A/RES/49/79 Page 2 Recalling the role played by the International Committee of the Red Cross in the elaboration of the Convention and the Protocols annexed thereto, Noting with satisfaction that, the conditions set forth in article 5 of the Convention having been met, the Convention and the three Protocols annexed thereto entered into force on 2 December 1983, Recalling also the commitment by the States that are parties to the Convention and the Protocols annexed thereto to respect the objectives and the provisions thereof, Noting that, in conformity with article 8 of the Convention, conferences may be convened to examine amendments to the Convention or to any of the Protocols thereto, to examine additional protocols concerning other categories of conventional weapons not covered by the existing Protocols or to review the scope and application of the Convention and the Protocols annexed thereto and to examine any proposed amendments or additional protocols, Noting with satisfaction that a group of governmental experts has been established to prepare a conference to review the Convention and the Protocols annexed thereto in conformity with article 8, paragraph 3, of the Convention, Noting also with satisfaction that the group of governmental experts has held three meetings in 1994 making significant progress, with priority given to the question of anti-personnel land-mines, 2/ Noting also that the group of governmental experts and other international meetings have discussed possible restrictions on the use of other weapon categories at present not covered by the Convention and the Protocols annexed thereto, Reaffirming its conviction that a general and verifiable agreement on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons would significantly reduce the suffering of civilians and combatants, Being desirous of reinforcing international cooperation in the area of prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons, in particular for the removal of minefields, mines and booby traps, Noting in this respect its resolutions 48/7 and 49/215 on assistance in mine clearance, 1. Registers its satisfaction with the reports of the SecretaryGeneral; 3/ 2. Welcomes the fact that additional States have signed, ratified or accepted the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, which was opened for signature in New York on 10 April 1981, or have acceded to the Convention; 2/ See A/49/275. 3/ A/49/421, A/49/275 and Add.1 and A/49/357 and Add.1. /...