Strengthening of security and co-operation in the Mediterranean region : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Takes note of the final documents of the 9th Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-aligned Countries, held at Belgrade from 4 to 7 Sept. 1989, and in particular paragraph 25 of the document on international security and disarmament, which inter alia, supported the transformation of the Mediterranean region into a region of peace, security and co-operation, free from conflict and confrontation; welcomes the agreement reached by the States participating in the Vienna Follow-up Meeting of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe to convene a meeting on the Mediterranean at Palma de Mallorca, in 1990, to consider ways and means of further enhancing various aspects of co-operation including the protection and improvement of Mediterranean ecosystems with the aim of widening the scope of their co-operation with the non-participating Mediterranean States and contributing to the strengthening of confidence and security in the region; urges all States to co-operate with the Mediterranean States in the further efforts required to reduce tension and promote peace, security and co-operation in the region; welcomes the creation of the Arab Maghreb Union at Marrakesh, Morocco, on 17 Feb. 1989, and greets this event as a factor of peace, security and co-operation in the region.

Adopted without vote, 81st meeting

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Adopted at the 81st plenary meeting, 15 Dec. 1989.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 44th session, Volume 1, 19 September-29 December 1989. - A/44/49. - 1990. - p. 92-93. - (GAOR, 44th sess., Suppl. no. 49).