CM/Res.1519 (LX)
RESOLUTION ON THE SITUATION IN ANGOLA
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity meeting in its Sixtieth Ordinary Session in Tunis, Tunisia, from 6 to 11 June, 1994,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the Situation in Southern Africa, Particularly in Angola,
Having heard the statement by the Minister of External Relations of Angola on the earlier developments in the negotiations between the Government and UNITA,
Recalling its previous resolutions and decisions on the situation in Angola,
Also recalling the Declaration on Angola adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and government of the OAU, meeting in its 29th Ordinary Session in Cairo, Egypt, in June 1993, as well as the statements issued by the Central Organ of the OAU Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution,
Further recalling the position of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Southern Africa and of the Frontline States regarding the prevailing situation in Angola,
Noting with concern that while progress had been made in the previously adopted agenda of the Lusaka talks and while the last offer by the Angolan government for UNITA’s participation in the Government of National Unity had given new momentum to the conclusion of a global peace agreement, fighting still continues which leads to bloodshed and a dramatic humanitarian situation:
REAFFIRMS ITS TOTAL SUPPORT for the peace process in Angola on the basis of the “Acord de Paz”, the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions and the results of the internationally supervised elections which were recognized as free and fair;
SUPPORTS the efforts of the United Nations and the three observer states to Angolan peace process with a view to bringing the current talks in Lusaka to an agreement ensuring lasting peace in Angola;
WELCOMES the formal acceptance by the Government of the Republic of Angola of the proposals on national reconciliation made by the special representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the three Observer States to Angolan Peace Process and commends the Angolan Government for its flexibility;
URGES UNITA to accept the proposals on national reconciliation, to negotiate in good faith and to assume a positive attitude towards the conclusion of a global Peace Agreement without delay;
COMMENDS the efforts exerted by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and the three Observer States to Angola Peace Process, as well as by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and some neighbouring States, in particular Zambia, and encouraging the parties involved to persevere in their efforts with a view to early solve the Angolan crisis by negotiated means, within the framework of the “Acord de Paz” and the relevant United Nations Security council resolutions inter-alia, the resolutions 696 (1991) and 922 (1994);
NOTES WITH APPRECIATION the efforts of the OAU Secretary- General and the endeavours of the OAU Ad-Hoc Committee on Southern Africa to seek a peaceful settlement of the Angolan crisis;
REQUESTS the Secretary-General of the OAU to continue to work with the United Nations Secretary-General and his special representative to Angola in giving momentum to the peace process in that country and to explore within the framework of the UN, ways through which the OAU could be of assistance in the efforts of the United Nations, aimed at the establishment of stability, lasting peace and national reconciliation;
APPEALS to all Member States of the OAU, as well as to members of the international community at large, to give humanitarian assistance to alleviate the extreme suffering of the Angolan people.