Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 38
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 48/58 of 14 December 1993 and
Economic and Social Council resolution 1994/29 of 27 July 1994,
Stressing that the achievement of a comprehensive, just
and lasting settlement of the Middle East conflict will constitute
a significant contribution to strengthening international peace
and security,
Recalling the convening of the Peace Conference on the
Middle East at Madrid on 30 October 1991, on the basis of Security
Council resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338 (1973)
of 22 October 1973, and the subsequent bilateral negotiations,
as well as the meetings of the multilateral working groups, and
noting with satisfaction the broad international support for the
peace process,
Noting the continuing positive participation of the United
Nations as a full extraregional participant in the work of the
multilateral working groups,
Bearing in mind the Declaration of Principles on Interim
Self-Government Arrangements, signed by the Government of the
State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington
on 13 September 1993, 1/ and the subsequent Agreement on the Gaza
Strip and the Jericho Area, signed by the
Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation
Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, at
Cairo on 4 May 1994, 2/ and their 29 August 1994 agreement on
the preparatory transfer of powers and responsibilities,
Also bearing in mind the Agreement between Israel and Jordan
on the Common Agenda, signed in Washington on 14 September 1993,
the Washington Declaration, 3/ signed by Jordan and Israel on
25 July 1994, and the Jordan- Israel Treaty of Peace of 26 October
1994,
Welcoming the Declaration of Casablanca, adopted at the
Middle East/North Africa Economic Summit, 4/ held at Casablanca
from 30 October to 1 November 1994,
1. Welcomes the peace process started at Madrid, and supports
the subsequent bilateral negotiations;
2. Stresses the importance of, and need for, achieving
a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East;
3. Expresses its full support for the achievements of the
peace process thus far, in particular the Declaration of Principles
on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, signed by the Government
of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization,
the subsequent Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area,
signed by the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian
people, their 29 August 1994 agreement on the preparatory transfer
of powers and responsibilities, the Agreement between Israel and
Jordan on the Common Agenda, the Washington Declaration, signed
by Jordan and Israel on 25 July 1994, and the Jordan-Israel Treaty
of Peace of 26 October 1994, which constitute important steps
in achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle
East, and urges all parties to implement the agreements reached;
4. Stresses the need to achieve rapid progress on the other
tracks of the Arab-Israeli negotiations within the peace process;
5. Welcomes the results of the Conference to Support Middle
East Peace, convened in Washington on 1 October 1993, including
the establishment of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, and the subsequent
work of the World Bank Consultative Group, welcomes also the appointment
by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Special Coordinator
in the Occupied Territories, and urges Member States to expedite
economic, financial and technical assistance to the Palestinian
people during the interim period;
6. Calls upon all Member States to extend economic, financial
and technical assistance to parties in the region and to render
support for the peace process;
7. Considers that an active United Nations role in the
Middle East peace process and in assisting in the implementation
of the Declaration of Principles can make a positive contribution;
8. Encourages regional development and cooperation in the
areas where work has begun within the framework of the Madrid
Conference.
91st plenary meeting
16 December 1994
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1/ A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
2/ A/49/180-S/1994/727, annex.
3/ A/49/300-S/1994/939, annex.
4/ A/49/645, annex.