CP/RES. 753 (1207/99)

FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE
AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE)

THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

HAVING SEEN the report of the Chair of the Committee on Juridical and Political on the preparations of the first regular session of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE), (CP/CAJP-1578/99);

RECALLING that, at its twenty-ninth regular session, the General Assembly, in resolution AG/RES. 1650 (XXIX-O/99), decided "to establish, taking into account the sovereignty of states and the principle of nonintervention, the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE), composed of the competent national authorities of the OAS member states, the purpose of which shall be to develop cooperation to prevent, combat, and eliminate terrorist acts and activities";

BEARING IN MIND that in the aforementioned resolution the General Assembly approved the Statute of CICTE;

RECALLING FURTHER that the General Assembly decided to request the Permanent Council "to make the necessary arrangements for a meeting to establish CICTE to be held in the second half of 1999, in keeping with resources allocated in the program-budget and other resources" and accepted the offer of the United States to host the meeting in Miami, Florida;

CONSIDERING:

That in resolution CP/RES. 752 (1198/99), the Permanent Council convened the first regular session of CICTE, and set October 28 and 29, 1999, as the dates for the meeting;

That in the same resolution the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs was instructed "to begin to draft the agenda and schedule and continue its other preparations for the meeting"; and

That, on September 28 and 29, the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs commenced the preparations,

RESOLVES:

To transmit to the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE), for its consideration during the first regular session, to be held on October 28 and 29, 1999, in Miami, Florida, the schedule, draft agenda, draft rules of procedure, and draft work program prepared by the Permanent Council of the Organization.

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