Reaffirms the right of access of landlocked countries to and from the sea and freedom of transit through the territory of transit countries by all means of transport, in accordance with applicable rules of international law; reaffirms also that transit countries have the right to take all measures necessary to ensure that the rights and facilities provided for landlocked countries in no way infringe upon their legitimate interests; stresses the need for the implementation of the São Paulo Consensus; requests the Office of the High Representative to continue its cooperation and coordination with organizations with the UN system, particularly those engaged in operational activities on the ground in landlocked and transit developing countries to ensure effective implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action; requests, in this regard, the Secretary-General to take necessary measures, within existing resources, to provide the Office with adequate resources so as to allow it to effectively carry out its added mandate as stipulated in the Almaty Programme of Action; decides to include this item in the provisional agenda of its 60th session; requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its 60th session a report on the progress made in the implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action.

Adopted without vote, 75th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 59th sess., Suppl. no. 49.