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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/49/84
11 January 1995
Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 72
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the First Committee (A/49/709)]
49/84.
The South Atlantic region as a
nuclear-weapon-free zone
The General Assembly,
Bearing in mind the Declaration on the Denuclearization of the South
Atlantic, 1/ adopted on 22 September 1994, at Brasilia, by the third meeting
of member States of the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic,
Determined to continue to contribute to the process of general and
complete disarmament, under effective international control, in particular in
the field of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, with a
view to strengthening international peace and security,
Stressing the growing importance of the symbiotic relationship between
disarmament and development in current international relations, and
recognizing the importance of promoting social and economic development and
international cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy,
Recalling the principles and norms of international law applicable to
maritime space, in particular the use of the high seas for peaceful purposes
and the freedom of navigation and overflight,
Cognizant of the support received for the full entry into force of the
Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the
1/
A/49/467, annex II.
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