United Nations General Assembly A/RES/59/59 Distr.: General 16 December 2004 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 58 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 3 December 2004 [on the report of the First Committee (A/59/452)] 59/59. Maintenance of international security – goodneighbourliness, stability and development in SouthEastern Europe The General Assembly, Recalling the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, signed in Helsinki on 1 August 1975, Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 1 Recalling further its previous resolutions on the subject, including resolution 57/52 of 22 November 2002, Welcoming with appreciation the increased cooperation among countries in the region of South-Eastern Europe on issues related to security, economy, trade, transport, cross-border cooperation, human rights and justice and home affairs, Reiterating the importance of the South-East European Cooperation Process for further enhancing regional cooperation and stability, which constitutes one of the main elements of the Stabilization and Association Process, and welcoming the positive results of the South-East European Cooperation Process summit meeting, held in Sarajevo on 21 April 2004, Welcoming the conclusions reached at the Summit of the European Council, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 19 and 20 June 2003, and the decisions of the European Council on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the European Partnerships with all countries of the Stabilization and Association Process, Noting the progress made by the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process in fulfilling the criteria for membership in the European Union and, in this context, the first entry into force of a Stabilization and Association Agreement, as well as Croatia’s becoming a candidate country for membership in the European Union, _______________ 1 04-47980 See resolution 55/2.