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international community, in cooperation with the Government, to continue to assist
it in this regard;
39. Supports the fight against the illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors
within Afghanistan and in neighbouring States and countries along trafficking
routes, including increased cooperation among them to strengthen anti-narcotic
controls to curb the drug flow;
40. Welcomes the outcome of the Second Ministerial Conference on Drug
Trafficking Routes from Afghanistan, organized by the Government of the Russian
Federation in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, held
in Moscow from 26 to 28 June 2006, 12 within the framework of the Paris Pact
initiative, and therefore calls upon States to strengthen international and regional
cooperation to counter the threat to the international community posed by the illicit
production of and trafficking in drugs;
41. Also welcomes the establishment of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring
Board for the implementation of the political commitments of the Afghanistan
Compact, and expresses its appreciation for the support to the Assistance Mission
and the Government of Afghanistan by the international members of the Board;
42. Endorses the key principles for cooperation between the Government of
Afghanistan and the international community as referred to in the Afghanistan
Compact: respect for the pluralistic culture, values and history of Afghanistan,
based on Islam; partnership between the Government of Afghanistan, with its
sovereign responsibilities, and the international community, with a central and
impartial coordinating role for the United Nations; further engagement of
participation and aspiration to ownership of the Afghan people; pursuit of fiscal,
institutional and environmental sustainability; building of lasting Afghan capacity
and effective State and civil society institutions; ensuring balanced and fair
allocation of domestic and international resources throughout the country;
recognition of equal rights and responsibilities of men and women in all policies;
promotion of regional cooperation; and fight against corruption, and ensuring public
transparency and accountability;
43. Commends the continuing efforts of the signatories of the Kabul
Declaration on Good-neighbourly Relations of 22 December 2002 13 to implement
their commitments under the Declaration, including, within that framework, those
under the Kabul Declaration of 5 December 2005, adopted at the first Regional
Economic Cooperation Conference, and furthermore calls upon all other States to
respect and support the implementation of those provisions and to promote regional
stability;
44. Welcomes efforts by the Governments of Afghanistan and its neighbouring
partners to foster trust and cooperation with each other, and looks forward, where
appropriate, to increasing cooperation between Afghanistan and all its neighbouring
and regional partners against the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other extremist groups and
in promoting peace and prosperity in Afghanistan, in the region and beyond;
45. Appreciates the efforts of the members of the Tripartite Commission,
namely, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United States of America, to continue to
address cross-border activities and to broaden its cooperation, welcomes the
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See A/61/208-S/2006/598, annex.
S/2002/1416, annex.
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