A/RES/57/67 Noting that the joint statement has been transmitted to the Security Council by the five nuclear-weapon States, Mindful that the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, at the Ministerial Meeting of its Coordinating Bureau, held at Durban, South Africa on 29 April 2002, has welcomed and expressed its support for the policy of Mongolia to institutionalize its nuclear-weapon-free status as a concrete contribution to the international efforts to strengthen the non-proliferation regime and enhance predictability in north-east Asia, Noting other measures taken to implement resolution 55/33 S at the national and international levels, Welcoming Mongolia’s active and positive role in developing peaceful, friendly and mutually beneficial relations with the States of the region and other States, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 55/33 S, 4 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 55/33 S;4 2. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the efforts to implement resolution 55/33 S; 3. Endorses and supports Mongolia’s good-neighbourly and balanced relationship with its neighbours as an important element of strengthening regional peace, security and stability; 4. Welcomes the efforts made by Member States to cooperate with Mongolia in implementing resolution 55/33 S, as well as the progress made in consolidating Mongolia’s international security; 5. Invites Member States to continue to cooperate with Mongolia in taking the necessary measures to consolidate and strengthen Mongolia’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, the inviolability of its borders, its economic security, its ecological balance and its nuclear-weapon-free status, as well as its independent foreign policy; 6. Appeals to the Member States of the Asia and Pacific region to support Mongolia’s efforts to join the relevant regional security and economic arrangements; 7. Requests the Secretary-General and relevant United Nations bodies to continue to provide assistance to Mongolia in taking the necessary measures mentioned in paragraph 5 above; 8. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session on the implementation of the present resolution; 9. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-ninth session the item entitled “Mongolia’s international security and nuclear-weapon-free status”. 57th plenary meeting 22 November 2002 _______________ 4 2 A/57/159.