Strengthening of security and co-operation in the Mediterranean region : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Welcomes the determination expressed by Mediterranean countries to intensify their efforts to promote dialogue and cooperation in the region in order to achieve through peaceful settlement just and lasting solutions to those crises which still threaten regional peace and stability; expresses satisfaction at the progress achieved within the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, which has increased substantially the possibilities of implementing the commitment made by the States participating in the Conference to intensify political dialogue and cooperation with all Mediterranean countries in order to strengthen security and work towards the relaxation of tensions and the settlement of crises and conflicts, as well as towards the development of cooperation in the Mediterranean; notes the widespread support among Mediterranean countries for the proposal to convene a conference on security and cooperation in the Mediterranenan and their willingness to open regional consultations with a view to creating the appropriate conditions for the initiation of such a process; emphasizes the need for just and peaceful settlement of persistent problems in the region, for respecting and safeguarding the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity for all countries and peoples of the Mediterranean and for full adherence to the principles of non-use of force or threat of use of force and the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force, in accordance with the Charter and the relevant resolutions of UN; encourages efforts to eliminate the economic and social disparities in levels of development and to promote durable growth of the Mediterranean States.

Adopted without vote, 66th meeting

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Adopted at the 66th plenary meeting, 12 Dec. 1990.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 45th session, Volume 1, 18 September-21 December 1990. - A/45/49. - 1991. - p. 85-86. - (GAOR, 45th sess., Suppl. no. 49).