General Assembly
Soviet UnionA/RES/31/62
9 December 1976
31/62. Peace Conference on the Middle East
The General Assembly,
Having discussed the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East",
Noting the report of the Secretary-General on this item 1/ and his
initiative of 1 April 1976,2/
Gravely concerned at the lack of progress towards the achievement of a just and
lasting peace in the Middle East,
Convinced that any relaxation in the search for a comprehensive settlement covering
all aspects of the Middle East problem to achieve a just peace in the area constitutes a
grave threat to the prospects of peace in the Middle East as well as a threat to
international peace and security,
1. Requests the Secretary-General:
(a) To resume contacts with all the parties to the conflict and the Co-Chairmen of
the Peace Conference on the Middle East, in accordance with his initiative of 1 April
1976, in preparation for the early convening of the Peace Conference on the Middle East;
(b) To submit a report to the Security Council on the results of his contacts and
on the situation in the Middle East not later than 1 March 1977;
2. Calls for the early convening of the Peace Conference on the Middle East, under
the auspices of the United Nations and the co-chairmanship of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics and the United States of America, not later than the end of March
1977;
3. Requests the Security Council to convene subsequent to the submission by the
Secretary-General of the report referred to in paragraph 1 (b) above, in order to consider
the situation in the area in the light of that report and to promote the process towards
the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the area;
4. Further requests the Secretary-General to inform the Co-Chairmen of the Peace
Conference on the Middle East of the present resolution.
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1/ A/31/270-S/12210. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Security
Council, Thirty-first Year, Supplement for October, November and December,1976.
2/ A/31/270-S/12210, para. 8. For the printed text, see Official Records of
the Security Council, Thirty-first Year, Supplement for October, November and December
1976. |