AG/RES. 1490 (XXVII-O/97)
IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
(Resolution adopted at the seventh plenary session, held on June 5, 1997)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT resolution AG/RES. 1380 (XXVI-O/96), "Improvement of Public Safety and Security";
HAVING SEEN the report presented by the Secretary General (AG/doc.3471/97) on the subject of public safety and security and the work program and possibilities for technical cooperation in this area;
RECALLING the Declaration of Montrouis: A New Vision of the OAS, which states the intent to "foster an exchange of experiences in the prevention of and war on crime and to study possible measures to improve public safety"; and
CONSIDERING that knowledge and experience in this area can be exchanged within the framework of the OAS and with the broadest respect for the sovereignty and independence of the countries,
RESOLVES: