REAFFIRMING the important role played by the International Civil Aviation Organization in resolving problems related to the security and efficient operation of civil aviation throughout the world; BEARING IN MIND that acts of unlawful interference with civil aviation, particularly the unlawful seizure and diversion of aircraft, continue to have an adverse effect on the safety and efficiency of international air transport; CONSIDERING that Resolutions of the ICAO Assembly have stressed the need for co-operation among Contracting States in combatting unlawful seizure of aircraft and other unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation; BEARING IN MIND the importance of the Tokyo, The Hague and the Montreal Conventions and the positive results of co-operation among States to prevent acts of unlawful interference with civil aviation; / ... A/40/445 English Page 34 BEARING IN MIND the need to broaden co-operation among States at the multilateral or bilateral levels for the purpose of suppressing such actSJ CALLS UPON Contracting States to intensify their efforts to suppress acts of unlawful seizure of aircraft and other unlawful acts against the security of civil aviation by concluding appropriate agreements for the suppression of such acts which would provide for extradition or submission of the case to competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution of those who commit them, RECOMMENDS that the Council: a) consolidate the results of States' experience in co-operation to suppress acts of unlawful interference with civil aviation, b) analyse the existing situation in the fight against the unlawful seizure of aircraft and other unlawful acts against the security of civil aviation in different regions of the worldJ c) prepare recommendations for strengthening measures to suppress acts of unlawful seizure of aircraft and other unlawful acts against the security of civil aviation. UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [Original: English/French] [29 March 1985] 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of international cooperation to combat acts of unlawful interference with civil aviation, including the unlawful seizure and diversion of aircraft. It emphasizes the need for states to intensify their efforts to suppress such acts and recommends that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) consolidate the results of states' experiences and analyze the existing situation in different regions of the world.

**Category**
Transport and communication, International trade