A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/52/46 31 December 1997 Fifty-second session Agenda item 79 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the First Committee (A/52/608)] 52/46. African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 51/53 of 10 December 1996 and all its other relevant resolutions, as well as those of the Organization of African Unity, Recalling also the successful conclusion of the signing ceremony of the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba)1 that took place at Cairo on 11 April 1996, Recalling further the Cairo Declaration adopted on that occasion,2 which emphasized that nuclearweapon-free zones, especially in regions of tension, such as the Middle East, enhance global and regional peace and security, Noting the statement made by the President of the Security Council on behalf of the members of the Council on 12 April 1996,3 in which it was stated that the signature of the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty constituted an important contribution by the African countries to the maintenance of international peace and security, Considering that the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones, especially in the Middle East, would enhance the security of Africa and the viability of the African nuclear-weapon-free zone, 1 See A/50/426. 2 A/51/113-S/1996/276, annex; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-first Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1996, document S/1996/276. 3 Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1996, document S/PRST/1996/17. 97-77773 /...