United Nations A/RES/57/86 General Assembly Distr.: General 9 January 2003 Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 66 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the First Committee (A/57/510)] 57/86. Compliance with arms limitation and disarmament and non-proliferation agreements The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 52/30 of 9 December 1997 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 to which they are parties and other sources of international law, Convinced that observance by Member States of the Charter of the United Nations, treaties to which they are parties and other sources of international law is important for the strengthening of international security, Mindful 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 security and undermines their credibility and effectiveness, Recognizing, in this context, that full compliance by provisions of existing agreements and the resolving of effectively by means consistent with such agreements and inter alia, contribute to better relations among States and the peace and stability, States parties with all compliance concerns international law can, strengthening of world Believing that compliance with all provisions of arms limitation and disarmament and non-proliferation agreements by States parties is a matter of interest and concern to all members of the international community, and noting the role the United Nations has played and should continue to play in that regard, 02 54365