Resolution on the Glorious, Juan de Nova Bassas da India and Europe Islands

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
CM/Res.642 (XXXI)
Date
18 July 1978
Language
English
Type
Generic Document

CM/Res. 642 (XXXI)


RESOLUTION ON THE GLORIOUS, JUAN DE NOVA BASSAS DA INDIA AND EUROPA ISLANDS


The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Thirty-First Ordinary Session in Khartoum, Democratic Republic of the Sudan, from 7 to 18 July 1978,


Considering that the Glorious Islands, Juan de Nova, Bassas da India and Europa geographically and historically belong to Africa;


Considering that the former colonial power, by an official decree published in February, 1978, intends to preserve a so-called economic zone in the area;


Having heard the statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar in which he asserted that those islands belong to Madagascar;


  1. REQUESTS the Secretary-General to make a study of the problem and submit a detailed report to the next and submit a detailed report to the session of the Council of Ministers;


  1. DEMANDS the withdrawal from these islands of all foreign presence.

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