A/RES/54/117 Page 2 early warning and preventive diplomacy, including through the activities of the High Commissioner on National Minorities, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation, as well as arms control and disarmament, Recalling the special ties between the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation, as well as between that organization and the Asian Partners for Cooperation, Japan and the Republic of Korea, which have been further enhanced this year, Underlining the continued importance of enhanced cooperation and coordination between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General;3 2. Notes with appreciation the further improvement of cooperation and coordination between the United Nations and its agencies and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, including at the level of activities in the field; 3. Welcomes, in this context, the participation of the Secretary-General and high-level United Nations representatives in the meetings of the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the participation of the Secretary-General in the Summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, held in Istanbul in November 1999; 4. Encourages further efforts of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to foster security and stability in its region through early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and postconflict rehabilitation, as well as through continued promotion of democracy, the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms; 5. Welcomes the adoption at the Istanbul Summit of the Charter for European Security, which reaffirms the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe as a primary organization for the peaceful settlement of disputes within its region and as a key instrument for early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation, which is aimed at strengthening security and stability in the region and improving the operational capabilities of that organization, inter alia, by enhancing the capability to deploy civilian expertise speedily through the Rapid Expert Assistance Teams Programme and which includes the establishment of the Platform for Cooperative Security as a basis for flexible and mutually supporting cooperation between organizations concerned with the promotion of comprehensive security within the region, whose members adhere to the principles embodied in the Charter of the United Nations and the principles and commitments of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe as set out in the Platform; 6. Welcomes also the increasingly close cooperation between the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; 7. Welcomes further the participation of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict in the Review Conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, held at Istanbul in November 1999, and notes with appreciation the commitment of that 3 A/54/537 and Corr.1. /...