A/RES/52/19 Page 2 1. Takes note of the decision of the heads of State and Government of the States members of the Economic Cooperation Organization welcoming the adoption of General Assembly resolution 51/21 on cooperation between the two organizations and endorsing the cooperative arrangements entered into by the Economic Cooperation Organization with various entities of the United Nations system for joint efforts towards the implementation of the economic projects and programmes of the Economic Cooperation Organization; 2. Notes with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 51/21,1 and invites the Secretary-General of the United Nations to continue his efforts, in consultation with the Secretary-General of the Economic Cooperation Organization, to promote and expand cooperation and coordination between the two secretariats in order to increase the capacity of the two organizations to attain their common objectives; 3. Notes with satisfaction the emphasis placed in the Ashgabat Declaration, issued by the Extraordinary Summit Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the States members of the Economic Cooperation Organization, held at Ashgabat on 13 and 14 May 1997,2 on the meaningful development of economic cooperation in priority areas of transport and communications and energy with a view to facilitating the access of the landlocked States members of the Economic Cooperation Organization to world markets; 4. Welcomes the continuation of efforts towards further consolidation of interregional consultations and exchange of views on issues of common concern through such useful forums as the annual meeting of the executive heads of Asia's subregional organizations and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, which held its third meeting at Tehran in May 1997; 5. Urges the specialized agencies and other organizations and programmes of the United Nations system to continue and increase consultation and cooperation with the Economic Cooperation Organization and its associated institutions in the attainment of their objectives; 6. Invites the relevant international financial institutions to give appropriate consideration to regional development plans, including projects and programmes of the Economic Cooperation Organization, in order to extend their assistance in the implementation of these programmes and, in particular, to the establishment of a comprehensive transport and communications infrastructure in the region of the Economic Cooperation Organization that would provide the landlocked countries with greater mobility to promote interregional trade and to establish mutually beneficial economic and commercial interaction with other regions; 7. Invites the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, as the regional arm of the United Nations, to assume a more active role in promoting cooperation with the Economic Cooperation Organization, and reiterates in this regard its request made in paragraph 5 of resolution 51/21 in the context of the report to be submitted by the Executive Secretary of the Commission to the Commission at its fiftyfourth session, in 1998; 8. Takes note with satisfaction of the fact that it is proposed to introduce the Advance Cargo Information System and the Automated System for Customs Data of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, which are compatible with other systems, in the States members of the Economic Cooperation Organization, with the technical assistance of, inter alia, the Conference; 1 A/52/313. 2 A/52/332, annex. /...