               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/1453 (2002)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General

                                                                               24 December 2002




               Resolution 1453 (2002)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 4682nd meeting, on
               24 December 2002

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its previous resolutions on Afghanistan,
                     Reaffirming also its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence,
               territorial integrity and national unity of Afghanistan, and to peace and stability
               throughout the region,
                     Recognizing the Transitional Administration as the sole legitimate Government
               of Afghanistan, pending democratic elections in 2004, and reiterating its strong
               support for the full implementation of the Agreement on Provisional Arrangements
               in Afghanistan Pending the Re-establishment of Permanent Government Institutions
               (the Bonn Agreement),
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to assist the Transitional Administration in
               its efforts to ensure security, prosperity, tolerance and respect for human rights for
               all people of Afghanistan, and to combat terrorism, extremism and narco-trafficking,
                     1.   Welcomes and endorses the Kabul Declaration on Good-Neighbourly
               Relations signed by the Transitional Administration of Afghanistan and the
               Governments of China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the
               States neighbouring Afghanistan, in Kabul on 22 December 2002 (S/2002/1416);
                    2.  Calls on all States to respect the Declaration and to support the
               implementation of its provisions;
                    3.   Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council as appropriate on
               the implementation of the Declaration, in the context of his regular reporting on
               Afghanistan, including information provided by the signatories;
                    4.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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