GEN

Recalls the agreement reached at the 3rd meeting of the States members of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic, held at Brasilia in 1994, to encourage democracy and political pluralism; welcomes with satisfaction the holding of the 4th meeting of the States members of the zone at Somerset West, South Africa, on 1 and 2 Apr. 1996, and takes note of the Final Declaration, the decision on drug trafficking, the decision on the protection of the marine environment and the decision on illegal fishing activities in the zone, adopted at the meeting; welcomes the progress towards the full entry into force of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America; also welcomes the efforts of the Government of Angola to implement the Lusaka Protocol, expresses its deep concern at the delay in fully implementing the Lusaka Protocol and calls upon the Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola to fulfil immediately the tasks enumerated in the "Mediation Document"; urges the international community to fulfil expeditiously its pledges to provide assistance to facilitate the rehabilitation of the Angolan national economy and the resettlement of displaced persons; welcomes the outcome of the summit meeting of the Economic Community of West African States Committee of 9 on Liberia; commends and encourages Nigeria in its capacity as chair of the Committee of 9 as well as all the members of ECOWAS to pursue positive efforts towards peace in Liberia; affirms the importance of the South Atlantic to global maritime and commercial transactions and its determination to preserve the region for all peaceful purposes and activities protected by international law; welcomes the offer by Argentina to host the 5th meeting of the States members of the zone.

Adopted 117-0-1, 58th meeting

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Adopted at the 58th plenary meeting, 14 Nov. 1996.