Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Urges all parties directly concerned to consider seriously taking the practical and urgent steps required for the implementation of the proposal to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, and, as a means of promoting this objective, invites the countries concerned to adhere to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; invites all countries of the region, pending the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East, to declare their support for establishing such a zone, consistent with paragraph 63 (d) of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly, and to deposit those declarations with the Security Council; requests the Secretary-General to continue to pursue consultations with the States of the region and other concerned states.

Adopted without vote, 61st plenary meeting

3 p.

Issued in GAOR, 62nd sess., Suppl. no. 49.