AG/RES. 1361 (XXV-O/95)

CONSIDERATION OF THE DOCUMENT "A NEW VISION OF THE OAS"

(Resolution adopted at the ninth plenary session, held on June 9, 1995)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

HAVING SEEN the report of the Permanent Council on the working document "A New Vision of the OAS," submitted by the Secretary General to the Permanent Council of the Organization; and

CONSIDERING:

That the Secretary General, recognizing the need for the Organization of American States to adapt to the new challenges and demands in the Hemisphere, has prepared the document "A New Vision of the OAS," which contains specific ideas and criteria for action to be taken by the Organization with a view to strengthening and renewing inter-American dialogue and cooperation;

That the Secretary General submitted the document "A New Vision of the OAS" to the Permanent Council at its regular meeting of April 6, 1995, and the Council agreed to consider it with a view to referring its findings to the General Assembly at its twenty-fifth regular session;

That the aforementioned document has been the subject of a valuable review by the Secretary General and representatives of the member states in the Permanent Council;

That the heads of state and government of the American states, meeting at the Summit of the Americas, held in Miami, Florida, in December 1994, adopted a Plan of Action that sets out consensual responses to the challenges facing the nations of the Americas; and

That that Plan of Action gives the OAS a major role to play in carrying out various tasks related to matters of hemispheric importance and interest,

RESOLVES:

  1. To express its appreciation and recognition to the Secretary General for his initiative and the timely presentation of the working document "A New Vision of the OAS."

  2. To instruct the Permanent Council, in conjunction with the Secretary General, to continue examining the above-mentioned document and to adopt the relevant decisions.

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