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OEA/Ser.G
CP/RES. 772 (1247/00)
4 August 2000
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CP/RES. 772 (1247/00)
DISPATCH OF AN OAS MISSION TO HAITI
THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN
STATES,
BEARING IN MIND:
That the Preamble of the OAS Charter establishes that
representative democracy is an indispensable condition for the stability,
peace, and development of the region; and
That, according to the Charter, one of the essential
aims of the Organization is to promote and consolidate representative
democracy, with due respect for the principle of nonintervention;
NOTING the determination of Haiti to create a society
characterized by the rule of law and by respect for human dignity and
democratic institutions;
NOTING WITH CONCERN the conclusions of the OAS Electoral
Observation Mission to Haiti, presented in its report to the Permanent Council
at the special meeting held on July 13, 2000;
BEARING IN MIND the statement made by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Haiti at that meeting of July 13, 2000;
BEARING IN MIND ALSO the statement made by the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM) at the special meeting of August 4, 2000;
RECALLING the commitment of the OAS to continue its
contributions to the strengthening of democracy in Haiti, including the
resolution of problems identified in the report of the OAS Electoral
Observation Mission to Haiti;
CONCERNED that different interpretations of the
Electoral Law to determine the elected members of the Senate, as well as other
deficiencies identified in the OAS Electoral Observation Mission report, could
jeopardize the continuing implementation of the electoral process; and
RECOGNIZING the interest of the international community,
including the Group of Friends of the United Nations Secretary-General, in
assisting Haiti in its endeavors to strengthen democratic institutions,
RESOLVES:
1. To accept the invitation of the Government of Haiti
and to promptly send to Haiti a mission led by the Secretary General, on which
the Group of Friends of the United Nations Secretary-General shall be
represented, to identify, together with the Government of Haiti and other
sectors of the political community and civil society, options and
recommendations for resolving, as expeditiously as possible, difficulties such
as those that have arisen from differing interpretations of the Electoral Law,
and for further strengthening democracy in that country.
2. To instruct the Mission to keep the OAS Permanent
Council or the Ministers of Foreign Affairs informed, as appropriate, on the
development and results of its efforts.
3. To transmit this resolution to the Secretary-General
of the United Nations.
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