United Nations General Assembly

10 October 2002

Original: English

Fifty-seventh session

First Committee

Agenda item 66 (e)

General and complete disarmament: Mongolia’s international
security and nuclear-weapon-free status

Mongolia: draft resolution

Mongolia’s international security
and nuclear-weapon-free status

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolution 53/77 D of 4 December 1998 and 55/33 S of 20 November 2000,

Recalling also the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations as well as the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,

Bearing in mind its resolution 49/31 of 9 December 1994 on the protection and security of small States,

Proceeding from the fact that nuclear-weapon-free status is one of the means of ensuring the national security of States,

Convinced that the internationally recognized status of Mongolia will contribute to enhancing stability and confidence-building in the region as well as promote Mongolia’s security by strengthening its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, the inviolability of its borders and the preservation of its ecological balance,

Taking note of the adoption by the Mongolian parliament of legislation defining and regulating its nuclear-weapon-free status as a concrete step towards promoting the aims of nuclear non-proliferation,

Bearing in mind the joint statement of the five nuclear-weapon-States on security assurances to Mongolia in connection with its nuclear-weapon-free status as a contribution to implementing resolution 53/77 D as well as their commitment to Mongolia to cooperate in the implementation of the resolution, in accordance with the principles of the Charter,

Noting that the joint statement has been transmitted to the Security Council by the five nuclear-weapon States,

Mindful that the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, at its Ministerial meeting on 29 April 2002 in Durban, South Africa, has welcomed and expressed its support for the policy of Mongolia to institutionalize its nuclear-weapon-free status as a concrete contribution to the international efforts to strengthen the
non-proliferation regime and enhance predictability in north-east Asia,

Taking note of other measures taken to implement resolution 55/33 S at the national and international levels,

Welcoming Mongolia’s active and positive role in developing peaceful, friendly and mutually beneficial relations with the States of the region and other States,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 55/33 S,

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 55/33 S, entitled "Mongolia’s international security and nuclear-weapon-free status";

2. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the efforts to implement resolution 55/33 S;

3. Welcomes the consultations of the five nuclear-weapon States with Mongolia on the measures to be taken to institutionalize the latter’s status at the international level;

4. Endorses and supports Mongolia’s good-neighbourly and balanced relationship with its neighbours as an important element of strengthening regional peace, security and stability;

5. Invites Member States to continue to cooperate with Mongolia in taking the necessary measures to consolidate and strengthen Mongolia’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, the inviolability of its borders, its economic security, its ecological balance and its nuclear-weapon-free status, as well as its independent foreign policy;

6. Appeals to the Member States of the Asia and Pacific region to support Mongolia’s efforts to join the relevant regional security and economic arrangements;

7. Requests the Secretary-General and relevant Untied Nations bodies to continue to provide assistance to Mongolia in taking the necessary measures mentioned in paragraph 5 above;

8. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session on the implementation of the present resolutions;

9. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-ninth session an item entitled "Mongolia’s international security and nuclear-weapon-free status".