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on the conservation and management of living resources of the marine
environment, both within and beyond the exclusive economic zones,
1.
Emphasizes the importance of the purposes and objectives of the
zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic as a basis for the
promotion of cooperation among the countries of the region;
2.
Calls upon all States to cooperate in the promotion of the
objectives established in the declaration of the zone of peace and cooperation
of the South Atlantic and to refrain from any action inconsistent with those
objectives and with the Charter of the United Nations and relevant resolutions
of the Organization, particularly action which may create or aggravate
situations of tension and potential conflict in the region;
3.
Welcomes with satisfaction the holding of the third meeting of the
States members of the zone, held at Brasilia on 21 and 22 September 1994, and
takes note of the Final Declaration, the Declaration on the Denuclearization
of the South Atlantic, the Declaration on the Marine Environment, the
Declaration on Business Cooperation in the South Atlantic and the decision on
the establishment of the Permanent Committee of the zone of peace and
cooperation of the South Atlantic, adopted at the meeting; 1/
4.
Welcomes the agreement reached at Brasilia 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 human rights and fundamental freedoms
and also to cooperate towards the achievement of those goals;
5.
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General of 14 October
1994, submitted in accordance with its resolution 48/23 of 24 November
1993; 3/
6.
Welcomes also the recent 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) 4/ for all States in Latin America
and the Caribbean, which will permit the consolidation in the near future of
the status of the Treaty region as a nuclear-weapon-free zone;
7.
Welcomes further the efforts made towards the implementation of
the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa 5/ leading to the conclusion
of a treaty on a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Africa;
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1/
A/49/467, annexes I-V.
2/
Report of the World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna,
14-25 June 1993 (A/CONF.157/24 (Part I)), chap. III.
3/
A/49/524.
4/
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 634, No. 9068.
5/
Official Records of the General Assembly, Twentieth Session,
Annexes, agenda item 105, document A/5975.
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