CM/Res.1319 (LIII)
RESOLUTION ON FRONTLINE AND OTHER NEIGHBORING STATES
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Fifty -third Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 25 February to 1 March 1991,
Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General (CM/1645 (LIII)) and the Fifty- fifth Ordinary Session of the Coordinating Committee for the Liberation of Africa (CM/1646 (LIII)),
Gravely concerned over the continuing volatile situation in Southern Africa engendered by the obnoxious system of apartheid,
Noting with serious concern the continuing acts of aggression and destabilization that are being committed by the Pretoria regime and its puppets against Frontline and other Neighboring States, in particular against Angola and Mozambique,
Fully aware of the enormous sacrifices which the Frontline States continue to make in the course of the struggle for the total liberatio n of Africa:
COMMENDS the Frontline States and other Neighboring States for their continued sacrifices and support to the People of South Africa in their legitimate struggle against apartheid and Colonialism;
CALLS UPON the United Nations and the International Community at large to continue extending all round assistance to the new nation of Namibia to
to enable it consolidate the institutions of Government and ensure security and economic development in the country;
REAFFIRMS that Walvis Bay and the off shore islands constitute an integral part of the territory of Namibia, whose southern borders extend to the middle of the Orange River; and DEMANDS their re-incorporation into Namibia;
CONDEMNS the Pretoria regime for the recruitment of former members of the notorious Koevoet and SWAFT as mercenaries in South Africa;
COMMENDS President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of the People’s Republic of Angola and President Joaquim Chissano of the Republic of Mozambique for The important initiatives they continue to take in their respective countries Towards national reconciliation, harmony and lasting peace;
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REITERATES its appeal to the International Community to support efforts by the Governments of Angola and Mozambique to bring about reconciliation and normalization of life in the two countries, and URGES all parties directly or indirectly involved to cease all action likely to jeopardize the peace processes;
RENEWS its appeal to the International Community to render all possible assistance to the Frontline and other Neighboring States to enable them to withstand South Africa’s acts of intimidation, blackmail and destabilization;
CONDEMNS the racist Pretoria regime for its continued acts of intimidation, destabilization and blackmail against the Frontline and other Neighboring States, and DEMANDS an immediate end to the Pretoria regime’s support To puppet groups in Angola and Mozambique.