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The situation in Afghanistan
and stability and regional economic cooperation between Afghanistan and the region
through transit, trade, energy and investment that will contribute to the prosperity
and stability of Afghanistan and the wider region;
82. Commends the continuing efforts of the signatories to the Kabul
Declaration on Good-neighbourly Relations 4 to implement their commitments under
the Declaration, calls upon all other States to respect and support the
implementation of those provisions, and welcomes the reaffirmation, in the Kabul
Conference communiqué, of the principles set out in the Declaration;
83. Welcomes and encourages further efforts by the Government of
Afghanistan and its neighbouring partners to foster trust and cooperation with each
other, and looks forward, where appropriate, to increasing cooperation between
Afghanistan, all its neighbouring and regional partners and regional organizations
against the Taliban, including the Haqqani Network, Al -Qaida and other extremist
and criminal groups and illegal armed groups and in promoting peace and prosperity
in Afghanistan, in the region and beyond;
84. Welcomes the ongoing efforts of the Government of Afghanistan, its
neighbouring and regional partners and international organizations, including the
Organization of Islamic Cooperation, to foster trust and cooperation with each other,
as well as recent cooperation initiatives developed by the countries concerned and
by regional organizations, including the trilateral summit of Afghanistan, Pakistan
and Turkey, the trilateral summit of Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and
Pakistan, the trilateral summit of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the trilateral strategic dialogue between
Afghanistan, China and Pakistan and the trilateral high-level meeting of
Afghanistan, China and the United States of America;
85. Reaffirms support to the ongoing Afghan-led regional effort within the
framework of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process, welcomes the outcomes of the
Heart of Asia Ministerial Conferences held in Kabul in 2012, in Almaty in 2013 and
in Beijing in 2014, as follow-up to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in
the Heart of Asia, held in Istanbul in 2011, and the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process
Senior Officials Meeting held in Islamabad on 25 May 2015 and in New York on
27 September 2015, welcomes the adoption of the implementation plans of all six
confidence-building measures in the areas of disaster management, counter terrorism, counter-narcotics, regional infrastructure, and trade, commerce and
investment opportunities as well as education, prioritized for implementation,
commends the progress of the Istanbul Process since its inception, looks forward to
the fifth Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference, to be held in Pak istan in December
2015, notes with appreciation efforts to enhance regional dialogue and confidence
through the Istanbul Process, and recalls that the Istanbul Process is intended to
complement and cooperate with, and not substitute for, existing efforts o f regional
organizations, particularly where they relate to Afghanistan;
86. Expresses its appreciation for all efforts to increase regional economic
cooperation aimed at promoting economic cooperation between Afghanistan,
regional neighbours, international partners and financial institutions, and
recognizes, inter alia, the important role of the Regional Economic Cooperation
Conference on Afghanistan, the Delhi Investment Summit on Afghanistan and its
recommendations for promoting foreign investment and private sector development
and partnerships of Afghanistan, the Economic Cooperation Organization, the
Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation Programme and the South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation, as well as the Shanghai Cooperation
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