AG/RES. 1469 (XXVII-O/97)

COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES AND THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM

(Resolution adopted at the sixth plenary session, held on June 4, 1997)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT:

The Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action of the Summit of the Americas held in December 1994 and, in particular, the commitment therein to "support the Central American Alliance for Sustainable Development, which seeks to strengthen those democracies by promoting regional economic and social prosperity and sound environmental management";

The Agreement on Cooperative Relations between the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States and the General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System, signed on March 26, 1994; and

Resolutions AG/RES. 1292 (XXIV-O/94), AG/RES. 1341 (XXV-O/95), and AG/RES. 1371 (XXVI-O/96) on cooperation between the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States and the General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System,

RESOLVES:

1. To take note of the Secretary General's report on implementation of resolution AG/RES. 1371 (XXVI-O/96).

2. To request the General Secretariat to prepare, in consultation with the General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System, a biennial program of cooperation designed to strengthen the process of Central American integration and cooperation, within the framework of the Agreement on Cooperative Relations and in close coordination with the programs of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development, for approval and execution, within allocated resources approved in the program-budget and other resources.

3. To instruct the Secretary General to take appropriate measures to expand and make effective cooperation between the Organization of American States and the Central American Integration System, and between its specialized agencies and the Central American integration institutions.

4. To reiterate its request to the General Secretariat, in consultation with the General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System, to support the efforts of countries of that region to meet the commitments set forth in the Central American Alliance for Sustainable Development, the Framework Treaty on Democratic Security in Central America, and in particular the work programs of the national councils for sustainable development.

5. To request the Secretary General to present a report on implementation of this resolution to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth regular session.