A/RES/49/88 GA

UNITED UNITED A NATIONS NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/49/88 7 February 1995 Forty-ninth session Agenda item 38 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [without reference to a Main Committee (A/49/L.61 and Corr.1 and Add.1)] 49/88. Middle East peace process 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 ____________ 1/ A/48/486-S/26560, annex. 95-76363 /... A/RES/49/88 Page 2 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; __________ 2/ A/49/180-S/1994/727, annex. 3/ A/49/300-S/1994/939, annex. 4/ A/49/645, annex. /... A/RES/49/88 Page 3 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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