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89. Commends the continuing efforts of the signatories of the Kabul
Declaration on Good-neighbourly Relations of 22 December 2002 17 to implement
their commitments under the Declaration, and furthermore calls upon all other
States to respect and support the implementation of those provisions and to promote
regional stability;
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90. 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 and criminal groups and in promoting peace and prosperity in
Afghanistan, in the region and beyond;
91. Also welcomes the important role of Afghanistan’s neighbours and
regional partners, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, in promoting
the country’s stability and development;
92. Encourages the Group of Eight countries to continue to promote
cooperation with and assistance for Afghanistan through mutual consultation and
agreement, including follow-up projects in areas such as repatriation of refugees,
border management and economic development;
93. Appreciates the efforts of the members of the Tripartite Commission,
namely Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Force, to continue to address cross-border
activities and to broaden its cooperation;
94. Emphasizes the need to maintain, strengthen and review civil-military
relations among international actors, as appropriate, at all levels in order to ensure
complementarity of action based on the different mandates and comparative
advantages of the humanitarian, development, law enforcement and military actors
present in Afghanistan, bearing in mind the central and impartial coordinating role
of the United Nations;
95. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly every
six months during its sixty-third session on developments in Afghanistan, as well as
on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution;
96. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-fourth session
the item entitled “The situation in Afghanistan”.
42nd plenary meeting
10 November 2008
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