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NOTICE OF CONVOCATION OF THE MEETING OF CONSULTATION OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION BETWEEN ECUADOR AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND REGARDING THE INVIOLABILITY OF THE DIPLOMATIC PREMISES OF ECUADOR IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW

  August 17, 2012

(Presented by the delegation of Ecuador)


THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

CONSIDERING the request made by the Government of the Republic of Ecuador to the Permanent Council to convene a Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs within the framework of the Charter of the Organization of American States;

RESOLVES:

To convene a Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs at the headquarters of the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C., at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 24, 2012, in order:

1. To address the situation between Ecuador and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regarding the inviolability of the diplomatic premises of Ecuador in the United Kingdom Great Britain and Northern Ireland in accordance with international law, and

2. To agree on appropriate measures to be adopted.

Reference: E-64