Stresses the role of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic as a forum for increased interaction, coordination and cooperation among its member States;
2
Recalls with appreciation the holding of the seventh ministerial meeting of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic, in Montevideo on 15 and 16 January 2013, and the adoption of the Montevideo Declaration and the Montevideo Plan of Action;
3
Calls upon States to cooperate in the promotion of the objectives of peace and cooperation established in resolution 41/11 and reiterated in the Montevideo Declaration and the Montevideo Plan of Action;
4
Requeststhe relevant organizations, organs and bodies of the United Nations system, and invites relevant partners, including international financial institutions, to render all appropriate assistance that States members of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic may seek in their joint efforts to continue to implement the Montevideo Plan of Action;
5
Encouragesthe convening of ministerial meetings on a biennial basis, as well as annual meetings on the sidelines of the General Assembly, and the establishment of a follow-up mechanism, as decided in the Montevideo Declaration;
6
Acknowledges the presentation during the seventh ministerial meeting of a number of bilateral cooperation programmes which complement the efforts aimed at enhancing cooperation within the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic;
7
Also recalls the offer by the Government of Cabo Verde to host the eighth ministerial meeting of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic in the near future, and invites the States members of the Zone to actively participate in the preparatory process for such meeting;
8
Requeststhe Secretary-General to keep the implementation of resolution 41/11 and subsequent resolutions on the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic under review and to submit a report to the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session, taking into account, inter alia, the views expressed by Member States;
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Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-sixth session the item entitled “Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic”.
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