A/RES/67/83* United Nations Distr.: General 14 March 2013 General Assembly Sixty-seventh session Agenda item 121 (h) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 12 December 2012 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/67/L.14/Rev.1 and Add.1)] 67/83. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe The General Assembly, Recalling the Agreement between the Council of Europe and the Secretariat of the United Nations signed on 15 December 1951 and the Arrangement on Cooperation and Liaison between the Secretariats of the United Nations and the Council of Europe of 19 November 1971, Recalling also its resolution 44/6 of 17 October 1989, in which it granted the Council of Europe a standing invitation to participate as an observer in its sessions and work, as well as its previous resolutions on cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe, 1 Acknowledging the contribution of the Council of Europe to the protection and strengthening of human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law through its standards, principles and monitoring mechanisms, as well as to the effective implementation of relevant international legal instruments of the United Nations, Acknowledging also the contribution of the Council of Europe to the development of international law, and noting the openness of the Council of Europe to the participation of States of other regions in its legal instruments, Welcoming the role of the Council of Europe in building a united Europe without dividing lines, and the contribution of the Council of Europe to cohesion, stability and security in Europe, Commending the increasing contribution of the Council of Europe, including at the parliamentary level, to democratic transition in its neighbouring regions aimed at promoting democratic institutions and procedures, and welcoming the _______________ * Reissued for technical reasons on 15 July 2013. 1 Resolutions 55/3, 56/43, 57/156, 59/139, 61/13, 63/14 and 65/130. 12-48358* *1248358* Please recycle