FINAL ACT
OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE SUPPRESSION OF UNLAWFUL ACTS AGAINST THE SAFETY OF MARITIME NAVIGATION
1. In accordance with Article 2(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization the Council of the Organization decided, at its fifty-eighth session in June 1987, to convene an international conference on the suppression of unlawful acts against. the safety of maritime navigation. This decision was endorsed by the Assembly of the Organization at its fifteenth regular session by resolution A.633(15) of 20 November 1987. The purpose of the conference was to consider the adoption of instruments on the suppression of unlawful acts against the safety of maritime navigation and the safety of fixed platforms located on the continental shelf.
2. The Council, with the approval of the Assembly, accepted with gratitude the kind invitation of the Government of Italy for the conference to be held in Rome.
3. The Conference was held at the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, from 1 March to 10 March 1988.
4. Representatives of 76 States participated in the Conference, namely the representatives of:
Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechoslavakia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France. German Democratic Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan. Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon. Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia. Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Spain. Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire.
5. The following States sent observers to the Conference: Cuba, Guinea, Holy See, Panama, Qatar, Tunisia.
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) sent observers to the Conference.
7. The United Nations was represented at the Conference.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was represented at the Conference.
9. The following intergovernmental organization sent observers to the Conference:
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)
10. The following non-governmental international organizations sent observers to the Conference:
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO)
11. The Conference was opened by Mr. C, P. Srivastava, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization. On behalf of the Government of Italy, Hon. Prof. Giuliano Vassalli, the Minister of Justice, made a statement welcoming the delegates.
12. Professor L. Ferrari Bravo, Head of the delegation of Italy, was elected President of the Conference.
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