Calls upon Member States to refrain from the use or threat of use of force in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of UN; calls upon Member States to pursue these ways and means through sustained consultations and dialogue, while at the same time avoiding actions that may hinder or impair such a dialogue; urges States to comply strictly with all bilateral, regional and international agreements to which they are party; encourages the promotion of bilateral and regional confidence-building measures to avoid conflict and prevent the unintended and accidental outbreak of hostilities; requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its 64th sess. containing the views of Member States on confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context; decides to include in the provisional agenda of its 64th sess. the item entitled "Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context".

Adopted without vote, 61st plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 63rd sess., Suppl. no. 49.