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OEA/Ser.G
CP/RES. 780 (1257/00)
1 December 2000
Original: Spanish |
CP/RES. 780 (1257/00)
SUPPORT FOR THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENTS OF BELIZE AND GUATEMALA
THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT:
That in the Charter of the
Organization of American States, the member states reaffirm the principle that
"controversies of an international character arising between two or more
American States shall be settled by peaceful procedures"; and
That, "strengthening of peace
and security in the continent" and "ensuring the peaceful settlement
of controversies which may arise between member states" are included among
the essential objectives of the OAS Charter;
RECOGNIZING:
That the Governments of Belize and
Guatemala have initiated a bilateral conciliation process seeking a definitive
solution to the existing territorial differendum between both states;
That both governments have
respectively appointed Facilitators to assist the Governments of Belize and
Guatemala to find formulae for a peaceful and definitive resolution of the
territorial differendum between the two countries;
That said governments have resorted
to the Organization for support for their efforts, and have requested the
Secretary General to serve as witness of honor and to support the process with
services from the Secretariat;
That said governments have agreed
that all issues related to the territorial differendum will be addressed by
both parties solely within the framework of this process while it is under way,
to the exclusion of any other political, diplomatic, or juridical forum; and
That said governments have also
agreed that, in order to protect and consolidate this process, both parties
will exercise caution and restraint in the treatment of all issues-related to
the differendum and, in particular, they will cooperate to avoid incidents on
the ground conducive to tension between them,
RESOLVES:
1. To salute
and support the decision of the Governments of Belize and Guatemala to seek a
solution to their differences through dialogue, demonstrating their desire for
peace and their commitment to the principles of the Charter of the
Organization.
2. To
establish, within the Peace Fund, set up by resolution AG/RES. 1756 (XXX-O/00),
a specific subfund entitled "Support for the Negotiations between Belize
and Guatemala," for financing the costs of the work of the panel of
facilitators in the dialogue between Belize and Guatemala. This specific
subfund will be administered solely in accordance with the provisions of this
resolution and in accordance with Articles 69 to 77 of the General Standards to
Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat and other provisions for the
administration of resources entrusted to the OAS General Secretariat.
3. To request
the Secretary General to continue lending his assistance to facilitate and
promote the process initiated between the two governments, and to request, from
member states and observers, contributions to the specific subfund to finance
the costs associated with the above.
4. To invite
all member states, permanent observers, multilateral institutions, and other
potential donors, as defined in Article 69 of the General Standards to Govern
the Operations of the General Secretariat, and in accordance with other norms
and regulations of the Organization, to contribute to said specific subfund.
5. To invite
the Secretary General to administer this specific subfund in accordance with
the General Standards to Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat and
with other provisions for the administration of resources entrusted to the OAS
General Secretariat, and to report to the Permanent Council on the
implementation of this resolution.
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