Welcomes the signing in Athens on 3 Dec. 2004 of the Additional Protocol on Combating Terrorism and its activities aimed at strengthening regional cooperation in various fields; encourages its activities aimed at the elaboration and realization of specific joint regional projects, particularly in the field of transport and energy infrastructure; takes note of the positive contributions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization, the Business Council, the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank and the International Centre for Black Sea Studies to the strengthening of multifaceted regional cooperation in the Black Sea area; appeals for greater cooperation between the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization and international financial institutions in co-financing feasibility and pre-feasibility studies of the projects in the Black Sea area; invites the Secretary-General to strengthen dialogue with the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization with a view to promoting cooperation and coordination between the two secretariats; invites the specialized agencies and other organizations and programmes of the UN system to cooperate with the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization in order to continue programmes with the Organization and its associated institutions for the achievement of their objectives.

Adopted without vote, 39th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 61st sess., Suppl. no. 49.