General
Assembly 1994 Resolutions(Resolution adopted at the seventh plenary session, held on June 9, 1994)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN resolution AG/RES. 997 (XIX-O/89) "Summit Meeting of Heads of State and of Government" which affirmed the need for a summit meeting of heads of state and government to seek solutions to the problems of all member states of the Organization of American States; and
CONSIDERING:
That the invitation to the Summit of the Americas extended by the President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, offers a very important opportunity to strengthen dialogue and inter-American cooperation, and to adapt to the new realities of the Hemisphere;
That the planned meeting of heads of state and government of the American States also provides an opportune occasion for the adoption of a plan of action which would articulate concerted
solutions to the challenges facing the countries of the Hemisphere, promote joint initiatives to utilize opportunities which arise, and increase their solidarity;
That a process of consultation has begun in the Hemisphere, one in which states will decide on the plan of action to be adopted at the Summit, as part of which preparatory meetings are foreseen; and
That the Organization of American States is the main political forum for dialogue, understanding and cooperation among the hemispheric countries, and is an institution created by the member states to strengthen peace and security, promote and consolidate representative democracy, support national development efforts and eliminate extreme poverty, and as such should contribute to the Summit of the Americas and in the activities to be carried out in implementation of its decisions,
RESOLVES: