A/RES/56/24 the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention and further developed at the Second and Third Meetings of States Parties to the Convention; 8. Requests the Secretary-General, in accordance with article 11, paragraph 2, of the Convention, to undertake the preparations necessary to convene the Fourth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention at Geneva from 16 to 20 September 2002, and, on behalf of States parties and in accordance with article 11, paragraph 4, of the Convention, to invite States not parties to the Convention, as well as the United Nations, other relevant international organizations or institutions, regional organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental organizations to attend the Meeting as observers; 9. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-seventh session the item entitled “Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction”. 68th plenary meeting 29 November 2001 N A PATH TO THE TOTAL ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 49/75 H of 15 December 1994, 50/70 C of 12 December 1995, 51/45 G of 10 December 1996, 52/38 K of 9 December 1997, 53/77 U of 4 December 1998, 54/54 D of 1 December 1999 and 55/33 R of 20 November 2000, Recognizing that the enhancement of international peace and security and the promotion of nuclear disarmament mutually complement and strengthen each other, Reaffirming the crucial importance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 2 as the cornerstone of the international regime for nuclear nonproliferation and as an essential foundation for the pursuit of nuclear disarmament, Recognizing the progress made by the nuclear-weapon States in the reduction of their nuclear weapons unilaterally or through negotiations, including the START process, and the efforts made towards nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation by the international community, Reaffirming the conviction that further advancement in nuclear disarmament will contribute to consolidating the international regime for nuclear nonproliferation, ensuring international peace and security, Bearing in mind the recent nuclear tests, as well as the regional situations, which pose a challenge to international efforts to strengthen the global regime for non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, 19