A/RES/49/129 Page 2 Mindful of the contribution that the commemoration of the millennium of the Manas epic can make to the cultural and human heritage and to the furtherance of international cooperation and understanding, Noting the freedom-loving legacy of the epic for the nations of the region, Noting also the ideals and principles contained in the "Memory of the World" programme of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1. Recognizes 1995 as the year commemorating the millennium of the Kyrgyz national epic, Manas; 2. Welcomes the fact that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has assumed the role of lead organization for the commemoration of the millennium of the Manas epic; 3. Encourages the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, in cooperation with the Government of Kyrgyzstan and other interested international organizations, to take all appropriate measures to observe 1995 as the year commemorating the millennium of the Manas epic; 4. Takes note with satisfaction of the international activities undertaken by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in collaboration with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic to spread international knowledge of the legacy of the Manas epic. 92nd plenary meeting 19 December 1994