StatesoftheIndian Oceanwithaviewtohalting thefurther escalation oftheir military presence thereandtoeliminating fromtheareaallbases,military installations andlogistical supplyfacilities, nuclear weapons andotherweapons ofmaSSdestruction. Furthermore, itcalled uponthelittoral andhinterland States, thepermanent members oftheSecurity Council andothermajormaritime usersoftheIndian Oceantoenterintoconsultations aimedattheimplementation oftheDeclaration whereby (a)warships andmilitary aircraft wouldnotusethe Indian Oceanforanythreat oruseofforceagainst anylittoral orhinterland State; (b)therighttofreeandunimpeded useofthezonebythevessels ofall nations wouldbeensured; and(c)international agreement wouldbereached forthe maintenance oftheIndian Oceanasazoneofpeace. 250.In1972,byresolution 2992(XXVII) of15December 1~72.theGeneral Assembly established theAdHocCommittee ontheIndian Oceanand,since1973,theAssembly hasgenerally considered thequestion oftheIndian Ocean. andthematterof holding aconference ontheissues, inconnection withtheannual reports ofthe AdHocCommittee. ThenumberofAdHocCommittee members hasbeenincreased, at varioUS dates, from15to48,andtheGeneral Assembly hasadopted manyresolutions ontheSUbject. 291On11December 1979itwasdecided, byGeneral Assembly resolution 34/80B,toconvene aConference ontheIndian OceanatColombo asa I...A/40/535 English Page69 necessary stepfortheimplementation oftheDeclaration oftheIndian Oceanasa ZoneofPeace. Thepreparatory workrelating totheConference isatpresent being discussed bytheAdHocCommittee ontheIndianOcean. 4.South-East AsiaasaZoneofPeaceandNuclear-Weapon-Free Zone 251.InNovember 1971,thememberStatesoftheAssociation ofsouthEastAsian Nations (ASEAN), comprising atthattimeIndonesia, Malaysia, thePhilippines, Singapore andThailand, issued aDeclaration pronouncing theirintenttosecure international recognition of,andrespect for,South-East Asiaasazoneofpeace, freedom andneutrality. Sincethen,theASEANStates havebeenactively engaged in thefurther elaboration oftheprinciples, objectives andelements ofsuchazone, whichwouldembrace theentireregionofSouth-East Asiaandwithin whicha nuclear-weapon-free zonewouldformanessential part.Suhsequently, theSeventh Conference ofHeadsofStateorGovernment ofNon-Aligned Countries, heldat NewDelhiinMarch1983,initsPolitical Declaration "notedwithapproval the efforts beingmadefortheearlyestahlishment ofazoneofpeace, freedom and neutrality intheregion andcalled uponallStatestogivethoseefforts their fullest support". Considering thevastseaareasandstrategic international waterways thatwouldbeencompassed hysuchazone,ASEANcountries helieve that itseventual establishment inconformity withtheprovisions oftheConvention on theLawoftheSeawouldconstitute another significant regional contribution to thelessening ofthenavalarmsraceandtheenhancement ofeconomic co-operation anddevelopment inaVitalregionoftheworld. 5.Security andco-operation intheMediterranean 252.Questions relating tosecurity andco-operation intheMediterranean were considered, interalia,hytheConference onSecurity andCo-operation inEurope (CSCE)hetween July1973andAugust 1975.Theoutcome ofthatconsideration was reflected intheMediterranean Chapter oftheFinalActoftheConference inwhich theparticipating Statesdeclared anumberofintentions inrecognition ofthefact thatsecurity inEurope wasclosely linkedwithsecurity intheMediterranean area asaWhole. Further consideration wasgiventotheissuesattheCSCEfollow-up meetings heldatMadrid between November 1980andSeptember 1983. 253.WithintheUnitedNations, theGeneral Assembly inrecentyearshasadopted several resolutions onthesubject ofstrengthening security andco-operation in theMediterranean region. 30/Separately, actionhasbeentakenbysomeofthe Mediterranean Statesthemselves, andthefirstministerial meeting oftheMinisters forForeign Affairs oftheMediterranean members oftheNon-Aligned Movement was heldatValletta on10and11September 1984.IntheFinalDeclaration ofthat meeting (seeA/39/526-S/l6758) itwasstated, interalia,that: "TheMinisters alsoconsidered thatthefreedom ofthehighseasinaclosed sealiketheMediterranean should beexercised scrupulously andexclusively forthepurposes ofpeace, andthatnavaldeployment, particularly byStates
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on international relations, diplomacy, and security matters, with specific references to regions such as the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, and the Mediterranean. It discusses the establishment of zones of peace, the reduction of military presence, and the promotion of international cooperation. The text also touches on the importance of international agreements and conventions.

**Category**
International relations, Security