CM/Res.1563 (LXI)
RESOLUTION ON THE SITUATION IN ANGOLA
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Sixty-first Ordinary Session In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 23 to 27 January 1995,
Having analyzed the report of the Secretary-General on the latest developments that have occurred in Southern Africa,
Having listened to the explanation given by the Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Angola on the situation prevailing in the country after the establishment of the cease-fire and, particularly, the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol,
Noting with satisfaction the outcome of the Lusaka Peace Talks regarding the post-electoral crisis in Angola and the signing of the Lusaka Protocol by the Government of the Republic of Angola and UNITA on 20 November 1994,
Congratulating itself on the measures taken by the relevant bodies of the Republic of Angola in order to achieve National Reconciliation, mainly, the enactment of the law on amnesty and crimes committed in the framework of the post-electoral crisis :
WELCOMES WITH SATISFACTION the signing of the Lusaka Protocol by the Government of the Republic of Angola and UNITA with a view to implementing the Peace Accords concluded in 1991 and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council as well as favouring the policy of Unity and National Reconciliation;
ENCOURAGES the Government of the Republic of Angola and UNITA to persevere in their efforts to honour the commitments made within the framework of the Lusaka Protocol;
COMMENDS the efforts made by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and by the three observer states of the Angola Peace Process as well as those made by some neighbouring countries, particularly Zambia, which contributed to the success of the Lusaka Peace talks;
REITERATES its full support to the Angola Peace process based on the Peace Accords, on the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the results of the first multi-party elections which were monitored by the International Community and recognized as free and fair;
REQUESTS the UN Secretary-General to decide, within the framework of the 8 February, 1995 Session, on the establishment of the Third UN Verification Mission in Angola (UNAVEM III) and an early and unconditional deployment of its forces;
CALLS UPON the OAU Member States and the International Community in Angola, who have been invited to participate in the Third UN Verification Mission (UNAVEM III) and an early and unconditional deployment of its forces;
DECIDES to mandate an OAU Ministerial delegation composed of Malawi, Zambia, South Africa, Tunisia, Zaire, Senegal and Guinea Bissau to brief the Session of the UN Security Council slated for 8 February 1995 on OAU’s position. It is understood that other OAU Member States whose Foreign Ministers will participate in the Session will communicate the same to the General Secretariat and will consequently form part of the OAU Ministerial delegation;
CALLS UPON OAU Member States and the International Community to provide humanitarian aid and material, technical and financial support to the Government of the Republic of Angola so as to ensure that the demobilized
soldiers, the displaced people, and the refugees are socially reintegrated and the programme of national reconstruction is implemented ;
KINDLY REQUESTS the OAU Secretary-General to follow up closely the process of implementation of the Lusaka Protocol and continue working in cooperation with the UN Secretary-General and his Special Representative in Angola and explore all the possibilities through which the OAU can support the UN’s efforts aimed at ensuring lasting Peace, Stability and National Reconciliation in Angola, and to report thereon to the next Session of the Council of Ministers.