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Tajikistan contribution of the to the peace process in Tajikistan and would provide a forum for discussion UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy on untop’s work.

On 7 May [S/2007/279], the Secretary-General in- – formed the Security Council President that the five Governments of Central (, , Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa Tajikistan, and ) had agreed to establish a United Nations Regional Centre for Preven- On 18 January [S/2007/21], the United Arab Emirates tive Diplomacy in , Turkmenistan. Those Gov- requested that the Security Council retain on its agenda ernments had considered the multiple threats that their for 2007 the item “Letter dated 3 December 1971 from countries faced: international terrorism, extremism, drug the Permanent Representatives of , , the Libyan trafficking, organized crime and environmental degra- Arab Jamahiriya and the People’s Democratic of dation. In accordance with the United Nations Global to the United Nations addressed to the President Counter-Terrorism Strategy [YUN 2006, p. 65] and the of the Security Council”, concerning Iran’s occupation of recommendations of the High-level Panel on Threats, Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa, until a settle- Challenges and Change [YUN 2004, p. 54] on the need ment was reached through direct negotiations or recourse to strengthen UN capacity for conflict prevention, the to the International Court of Justice. Secretary-General informed the Council of his intention The League of Arab States, in communications to establish the Centre, in parallel with the phasing down transmitted on 7 March and 11 September and closure of the UN Tajikistan Office of Peacebuilding [S/2007/128, S/2007/215, S/2007/544, A/61/922], informed the Security (untop). The Centre would liaise with the Governments Council President of the adoption of three resolutions de- of the region and other parties on issues relevant to pre- nouncing the Iranian occupation of Greater Tunb, Lesser ventive diplomacy; monitor the situation on the ground Tunb and Abu Musa, and affirming the sovereignty of and provide the Secretary-General with up-to-date infor- the United Arab Emirates over the three islands. The mation on conflict prevention efforts; maintain contact League also called upon the Secretary-General and the with the Organization for Security and Cooperation Council President to maintain the issue among the mat- in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, ters of which the Security Council was seized until Iran the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and regional ended its occupation. organizations, encourage their peacemaking initiatives and facilitate coordination and information exchange; In letters transmitted on 9 April and 13 August provide a political framework and leadership for the [S/2007/191, S/2007/493], Iran stated that the islands were preventive activities of the UN country teams; support an integral and eternal part of its territory and rejected UN efforts, including the Bretton Woods institutions, any claims to the contrary. It emphasized the impor- in promoting preventive development and humanitarian tance of negotiations between itself and the United Arab assistance; and maintain close contact with the United Emirates to improve bilateral relations and remove any Nations Assistance Mission in to ensure a misunderstandings between the two countries. comprehensive analysis of the situation in the region. Regional meetings On 15 May [S/2007/280], the Council took note of the Secretary-General’s intention and invited him to inform the Council about the Centre’s activities and impact. On 20 August [A/62/305], transmitted to the Secretary-General the Nanjing Statement on In- terfaith Dialogue adopted at the Third Asia-Europe Phase down and closing of UNTOP Meeting (asem) Interfaith Dialogue (Nanjing, China, 19-21 June). The event, co-hosted by China and On 15 May [S/2007/296], the Secretary-General no- tified the Council President of his intention to phase and sponsored by Austria, , Denmark, Finland, down and close untop, whose mandate would expire , , , the Netherlands, Paki- on 31 May. The Office would hand over its activities stan, the , , Spain, and to national and international partners, including State the United Kingdom, reached agreement on actions to authorities, institutions and civil society organizations. be taken for furthering the asem Interfaith Dialogue. Given the time period required for that process, and On 17 October [A/62/492‑S/2007/616], Tajikistan trans- in response to a request of Tajikistan, the activities of mitted to the Secretary-General the Declaration untop would continue until 31 July. Untop would of the Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of also be involved in the preparation and holding of an the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (Bishkek, international conference on the tenth anniversary of the Kyrgyzstan, 16 August). The Declaration, signed by the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Presidents of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian National Accord in Tajikistan and the Moscow Dec- Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, addressed issues laration [YUN 1997, p. 264]. The event would mark the of security, development and nuclear non-proliferation.