A/RES/54/189A-B Page 3 Deeply disturbed by the continuing use of Afghan territory, especially areas controlled by the Taliban, for the recruitment, sheltering and training of terrorists, including international terrorists, and the planning of terrorist acts within and outside Afghanistan, Deeply disturbed also by the continuing use of Afghan territory, especially areas controlled by the Taliban, for the increasing cultivation and trafficking of drugs, as well as by the significant rise in the illicit production of opium, which contribute to the war-making capabilities of the Afghans and have dangerous repercussions reaching Afghanistan’s neighbours and far beyond, Reiterating that the United Nations, as a universally recognized and impartial intermediary, must continue to play the central role in international efforts towards a peaceful resolution of the Afghan conflict, Expressing its appreciation for the efforts made in this regard by the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan and by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, and noting with concern that, following years of continuing negotiation, insufficient cooperation with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General by the parties to the conflict has led to the freezing of his activities, Noting and welcoming the meeting of the “six plus two” group under the auspices of the United Nations, with the participation of representatives of the warring Afghan parties, held in Tashkent on 19 and 20 July 1999, and the Tashkent Declaration on Fundamental Principles for a Peaceful Settlement of the Conflict in Afghanistan2 adopted on 19 July 1999, as well as the working meeting of the “six plus two” group at the level of foreign ministers, held in New York in September 1999, Regretting recent reports by the Secretary-General indicating that the “six plus two” group has not yet had the desired impact on the warring parties in Afghanistan, Welcoming the contacts between the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan and various nonwarring Afghan parties and personalities, and supporting calls by these independent Afghans for an end to the fighting and any proposals that might advance the cause of peace, including the meeting, held in Rome from 22 to 25 November 1999, of a group of Afghan personalities aimed at the convening of a genuine loya jirgah to promote a political settlement, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General,3 and endorses the observations and recommendations set out therein; 2. Stresses that the main responsibility for finding a political solution to the conflict lies with the Afghan parties, and urges all of them to respond to the repeated calls for peace by the United Nations; 3. Calls upon all Afghan parties, in particular the Taliban, to cease immediately all armed hostilities, to renounce the use of force and to engage, without delay or preconditions, in a political dialogue under  $±6 DQQH[ VHH 2IILFLDO 5HFRUGV RI WKH 6HFXULW\ &RXQFLO )LIW\IRXUWK <HDU 6XSSOHPHQW IRU -XO\ $XJXVW DQG 6HSWHPEHU  GRFXPHQW 6  $±6 VHH 2IILFLDO 5HFRUGV RI WKH 6HFXULW\ &RXQFLO )LIW\IRXUWK <HDU 6XSSOHPHQW IRU 2FWREHU 1RYHPEHU DQG 'HFHPEHU  GRFXPHQW 6