Zone of Peace, Trust and Cooperation of Central Asia

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 64 Zone of peace, trust and cooperation of Central Asia, published in 2024.

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2 versions · 2022–2024

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/79/5	Zone of peace, trust and cooperation of Central Asia	1,157	36%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/299	Zone of peace, trust and cooperation of Central Asia	1,092	–

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Prevention, management and resolution of conflicts	122

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Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Prevention, management and resolution of conflicts	122	—

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4 subjects

Central Asia Conferences Regional Cooperation Zones of Peace

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14 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the significant practical contribution of the Central Asian States in strengthening regional peace, trust and cooperation in achieving sustainable development, as well as their efforts in this regard;

Also welcomes the progress made by the Central Asian Governments in the peaceful settlement of their territorial and border issues, and encourages them to continue to work to resolve outstanding issues in full compliance with the norms of international law, commending in particular the signing of the agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan on the State border on 3 November 2022, which is a clear demonstration of the political leadership of the two States in building peace, trust and cooperation in Central Asia, and the achievement of significant progress in the negotiation process between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on the delimitation of the State border, as well as the commitment of the two countries to finding mutually acceptable solutions based on the principles of good-neighbourliness and friendship;

Reaffirms that threats to stability and sustainable development in the region require closer and more coordinated cooperation between the States of Central Asia, as well as between them and international and regional organizations, and also reaffirms the importance of regional cooperation involving regional and international organizations in addressing these threats;

Calls upon the countries of the Central Asian region to make effective use of the platform of regular consultative meetings of Heads of State and other forums to promote cooperation within the region and beyond in ensuring peace, trust and cooperation;

Welcomes the decision of the Central Asian States to further improve the format of consultative meetings of Heads of State by establishing the Council of National Coordinators;

Notes the existing opportunities to consider during the consultative meetings of the Heads of State of Central Asian countries the establishment of a regional legal framework for the zone of peace, trust and cooperation of Central Asia, taking into account the experience of similar zones in other regions of the world, ensuring its long-term viability and effectiveness through a joint political declaration or treaty;

Welcomes the cooperation and engagement of the Central Asian countries on dealing with current challenges in Afghanistan, and in this context supports the initiative of Kazakhstan to establish in Almaty, through voluntary contributions, the United Nations Regional Centre for the Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan;

Calls upon all States of the Central Asian region to promote further regional cooperation, inter alia, for economic and social development;

Encourages all States of the region and all other regions to cooperate in efforts towards sustaining peace in the Central Asian zone, and to respect the national unity, sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of all States of the region, strictly observing the Charter of the United Nations;

Recognizes the importance of the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia,⁷ emphasizing its significance in the attainment of peace and security;

⁷United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2970, No. 51633.

Encourages the convening of meetings of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Central Asian States on a regular basis, as well as their annual meetings on the sidelines of the General Assembly by prior agreement;

Also encourages the efforts of the partners of the Central Asian States and the international community as a whole to strengthen and expand cooperation with the countries of the region in the fields of regional security and sustainable development;

Requests the President of the General Assembly to consider convening, through voluntary contributions, a high-level meeting, in collaboration with the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs of the Secretariat, in New York, during the seventy-ninth session of the Assembly, to promote the existing regional zones of peace, encourage cooperation between them and foster friendly relations and confidence among nations in order to contribute to the fulfilment of the common pledge to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which gave purpose to the United Nations;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session the item entitled “Zone of peace, trust and cooperation of Central Asia”.

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