UN General Assembly
1994

the Tajik-Afghan border was discussed and a joint statement was adopted. Guided by the need to maintain peace and ensure a favourable environment for successful economic and political reforms and greater independence of their countries, the Foreign Ministers of the three States appealed to the conflicting parties to stop hostile activities and settle existing problems by political means through negotiations. The participants in the meeting pointed to a close interrelation between the stabilization of the situation on the Tajik-Afghan border and internal political developments in Tajikistan, and they supported efforts to deepen the inter-Tajik dialogue and the active role of the United Nations and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. 21 Kazakhstan’s efforts towards integration at the regional and interregional level need the support of international organizations and the leading countries of the world. The prerequisites for such support exist and are being created. They include commitments on a bilateral and multilateral basis and the resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly on assistance to countries with economies in transition, as well as our participation in cooperation with