OEA/Ser.P
AG/DEC. 26 (XXXI-O/01)
5 June 2001
Original: Spanish
DECLARATION ON THE QUESTION OF
THE MALVINAS ISLANDS
(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 5, 2001;
subject to review by the Style Committee)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
CONSIDERING its repeated statements that the question of the
Malvinas Islands is a matter of enduring hemispheric concern;
RECALLING its resolution AG/RES. 928 (XVIII-O/88), adopted by
consensus on November 19, 1988, which requests the Governments
of the Argentine Republic and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland to resume negotiations in order to
find, as soon as possible, a peaceful solution to the
sovereignty dispute;
BEARING IN MIND that, in its resolution AG/RES. 1049 (XX-O/90),
it expressed its satisfaction with the resumption of diplomatic
relations between the two countries, and that, in its
declaration AG/DEC. 5 (XXIII-O/93), it emphasized the excellent
state achieved in their bilateral relations;
RECOGNIZING that accreditation of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, under resolution CP/RES. 655
(1041/95), as a permanent observer to the OAS, reflects
principles and values shared by that country and OAS member
states, which facilitate greater mutual understanding;
NOTING with satisfaction that the Governments of the Argentine
Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland continue to reinforce political, trade, and cultural
ties, and are also engaging in close cooperation both
bilaterally and in international forums; and
HAVING HEARD the presentation by the head of the delegation of
the Argentine Republic,
WELCOMES the reaffirmation of the will of the Argentine
Government to continue exploring all possible avenues for
peaceful settlement of the controversy and its constructive
approach towards the inhabitants of the Malvinas Islands;
REAFFIRMS the need for the Governments of the Argentine Republic
and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to
begin, as soon as possible, negotiations on the sovereignty
dispute, in order to find a peaceful solution to this protracted
controversy; and
DECIDES to continue to examine the question of the Malvinas
Islands at its subsequent sessions until a definitive settlement
is reached thereon.
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