THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

CONSIDERING:

That, in resolution AG/RES. 1393 (XXVI-O/96), the General Assembly convened the Sixth Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VI), to be held on a date and at a place to be determined by the Permanent Council, and instructed the Council to approve the draft rules of procedure and agenda for CIDIP-VI for submission to the governments of the member states for their approval, taking into consideration the eight agenda items referred to in the aforementioned resolution;

That the Permanent Council referred the aforementioned resolution to its Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs;

That, to date, several delegations have submitted comments on the suggested agenda items to the Chair of that Committee; and

That the General Secretariat, through its Department of International Law, has prepared a study entitled "Selection of Agenda Items for the Sixth Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VI)" (SG/SLA/DIL/doc.2/96), for the purpose of assisting the Committee in its deliberations on the agenda,

RESOLVES:

1. To urge the Permanent Council to continue its study of agenda items for the Sixth Inter- American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VI).

2. To urge those member states that have not yet done so to provide their comments and observations on the draft agenda for CIDIP-VI.

3. To request the Permanent Council to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth regular session on the implementation of this resolution.

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