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3. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General,1 submitted in accordance with its resolution 51/19
of 14 November 1996;
4. Recalls the agreement reached at the third meeting of the States members of the zone, held at
Brasilia in 1994, to encourage democracy and political pluralism and, in accordance with the Vienna
Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,2
to promote and defend all human rights and fundamental freedoms and to cooperate towards the achievement
of those goals;
5. Welcomes with satisfaction the holding of the fourth meeting of the States members of the zone at
Somerset West, South Africa, on 1 and 2 April 1996, and takes note of the Final Declaration, the decision
on drug trafficking, the decision on the protection of the marine environment and the decision on illegal
fishing activities in the zone, adopted at the meeting;
6. Welcomes the progress towards the full entry into force of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear
Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco),3 and the conclusion of the African
Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba);4
7. Also welcomes the efforts of the Government of Angola to implement the Lusaka Protocol,5
expresses its deep concern at the delay in fully implementing the "Acordos de Paz"6 and the Lusaka Protocol,
and calls upon the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola to fulfil immediately the tasks
enumerated in the relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolutions 1118 (1997) of 30 June
1997, 1127 (1997) of 28 August 1997 and 1135 (1997) of 29 October 1997;
8. Reaffirms its willingness to contribute by all means at its disposal to an effective and lasting peace
in Angola;
9. Urges the international community and all relevant international and private organizations to fulfil
expeditiously their pledges to provide assistance to facilitate the demobilization and social reintegration of
ex-combatants, the demining process, the resettlement of displaced persons and the reconstruction of the
Angolan economy in order to consolidate the gains in the peace process;
10. Welcomes with satisfaction the return of peace to Liberia following the successful conduct of the
July elections and the installation of the democratically elected Government in that country, and in that regard
expresses its appreciation to the Economic Community of West African States, its Monitoring Group, the
United Nations and other members of the international community for their efforts in the peaceful resolution
of the Liberian conflict, and calls upon them to support efforts to consolidate peace in Liberia, including a
viable framework for the mobilization of resources for reconstruction and development;
1
A/52/462.
2
A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
3
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 634, No. 9068.
4
See A/50/426.
5
See Official Records of the Security Council, Forty-ninth Year, Supplement for October, November and
December 1994, document S/1994/1441.
6
Ibid., Forty-sixth Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1991, document S/22609.
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