AHG/Dec.144 (XXXVI)
DECISION ON THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA
The Assembly:
EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities signed in Algiers on 18 June, 2000 by the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the State of Eritrea;
PAYS TRIBUTE to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Outgoing Chairman of the OAU and the OAU Secretary-General for the sustained efforts they made to promote a peaceful solution to the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea;
EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION to the UN, the European Union, the United States of America and other members of the International Community for the support they continue to give to the efforts of the OAU;
ENCOURAGES the two Parties to pursue the negotiations, under the auspices of the OAU, in order to reach a lasting and definitive peace;
REQUESTS the UN Security Council to take the necessary measures for the speedy deployment of the Peace-keeping Mission provided for in the Agreement on the cessation of hostilities;
REQUESTS Member States to continue to give their support and assistance to the efforts of the OAU, particularly to enable it assume its responsibilities in the implementation of the Agreement on the cessation of hostilities;
EXPRESSLY REQUESTS President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to kindly pursue his action with a view to reaching a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict between the two brotherly countries.