CP/RES. 828 (1342/02)

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SITE, AGENDA, AND DATE OF THE SECOND HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON THE SPECIAL SECURITY CONCERNS OF SMALL ISLAND STATES

THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

RECALLING that through its resolution AG/RES. 1886 (XXXII-O/02), the General Assembly convened the Second High-Level Meeting on the Special Security Concerns of Small Island States and instructed the Permanent Council to formalize the site, agenda and date of this Second High-Level Meeting with a view to holding it prior to the Special Conference on Security;

BEARING IN MIND that through its resolution AG/RES. 1908 (XXXII-O/02), the General Assembly convened the Special Conference on Security for the first half of May 2003;

HAVING SEEN the Report of the Chair of the Committee on Hemispheric Security on the Second High-Level Meeting on the Special Security Concerns of Small Island States (CP/CSH-503/02); and

TAKING NOTE of the offer of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to host this Second High-Level Meeting and of the generous contribution by the Government of Canada to facilitate the holding of this Meeting,

RESOLVES:

1.     To hold the Second High-Level Meeting on the Special Security Concerns of Small Island States in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, from January 12 to 14, 2003.

2.     To adopt the attached Agenda for the abovementioned Second High-Level Meeting.

APPENDIX

SECOND HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON THE SPECIAL SECURITY CONCERNS OF SMALL ISLAND STATES

AGENDA

1.     Assessment of the implementation of the recommendations of the First High-Level Meeting on the Special Security Concerns of Small Island States (San Salvador, El Salvador, February 1998)

2.     Identification and discussion of the special security threats and concerns of the small island states

3.     Consideration of appropriate multilateral strategies to address the special security threats and concerns of the small island states in an effective and coordinated manner

4.     Adoption of a security management model or better coordinating approaches through which the special security threats and concerns of small island states can be appropriately and adequately addressed

5.     Adoption of Recommendations to the Special Conference on Security (Mexico, May 2003)

6.     Adoption of the Declaration of Kingstown on the Security of Small Island States