CM/Res.1387 (LVI) Rev.1
RESOLUTION ON FRONTLINE AND OTHER NEIGHBORING STATES
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Fifty -sixth Ordinary Session in Dakar, Senegal, from 22 to 28 June 1992,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, and the OAU Coordinating Committee for the Liberation of Africa,
Gravely concern over the continuing precarious security situation in Southern Africa engendered by the inhuman and obnoxious system of Apartheid,
Fully aware of the enormous sacrifices which the Frontline States continue to take in the course of the struggle for the total liberation of Africa:
COMMENDS the Frontline and other Neighboring States for their continued sacrifices and support to the people of South Africa in the legitimate struggle against apartheid and colonialism;
CALLS UPON the United Nations and the international community at large, to continue extending all round assistance to Namibia to enable it to further consolidate the institution 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 Namibia and URGES early re-integration of these territories into Namibia, in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 432 (1978);
DEPLORES South Africa’s intransigence in the on -going negotiations aimed at resolving the dispute over Walvis Bay and the off-shore Islands and REJECTS in particular introduction of any linkage of these negotiations with the internal political and constitutional talks in South Africa itself;
CALLS UPON South Africa to hasten the implementation of the interim joint administration agreed upon and also to agree on a definitive and firm date for the re-integration of the said territories;
VIEWS WITH GRAVE CONCERN the continued war of destruction and destabilization being waged by RENAMO in Mozambique and expresses shock and dismay at the continued killing of innocent civilians, particularly women, children and the elderly;
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COMMENDS President Joaquim Chissano for his untiring efforts in the search for peace and stability in Mozambique and in the creation of the necessary conditions for the normalization of Life for every citizen in the country;
FURTHER APPRECIATES the spirit of flexibility and compromise demonstrated by the Government of Mozambique during the negotiations in Rome and CALLS UPON RENAMO to respond positively;
COMMENDS the efforts made by Angola to achieve peace and national reconciliation and encourages the Government and people of that country to persevere in their on-going efforts to restore peace and harmony;
APPEALS to the parties concerned, in particular UNITA, to comply fully with the letter and spirit of the peace accords and to desist from any action that may jeopardize the peace process, in order to allow an orderly and peaceful conduct of the general elections in that country in September 1992;
FURTHER APPEALS to the international community to grant material and technical assistance in the electoral process and in the social integration of the demobilized soldiers in Angola;
RENEWS ITS APPEAL to the international community to renew all possible assistance to the Frontline and Neighboring countries to enable their economies recover from the effects of years of destabilization;
REQUESTS the Secretary-General to closely follow the situation and submit a report to the 57th Ordinary Session of the Council.