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Security Council welcomes signing of non-aggression accord for Afghanistan

Security Council welcomes signing of non-aggression accord for Afghanistan

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The United Nations Security Council today welcomed the recent signing of a non-aggression accord between Afghanistan and six of its neighbouring countries.

The United Nations Security Council today welcomed the recent signing of a non-aggression accord between Afghanistan and six of its neighbouring countries.

In unanimously adopting resolution 1453, the Council endorsed the Kabul Declaration on Good-Neighbourly Relations signed on Sunday by Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

The text also called on all countries to respect the Declaration and to support the implementation of its provisions.