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52/7 Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union

Date: 28 October 1997 Meeting: 37
Adopted without a vote Draft: A/52/L.9 and Add.1

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolution 51/7 of 25 October 1996, in which it welcomed the conclusion of the cooperation agreement between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union as an important step for increased and strengthened cooperation between the two organizations,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General (1) and debated the initial aspects of the cooperation resulting from the agreement,

1. Notes with appreciation the increased cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union;

2. Recommends that this cooperation be further strengthened, at a time when the United Nations is preparing to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a further report to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session on various aspects of cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union in implementation of the cooperation agreement;

4. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session the item entitled "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union".

1. A/52/456.