AG/RES. 1491 (XXVII-O/97)
CONSIDERATION OF THE SITUATION OF THE PERMANENT OBSERVERS
AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES
AND PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
(Resolution adopted at the seventh plenary session, held on June 5, 1997)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN the request presented by several member states to consider the situation of the permanent observers and their participation in the activities and programs of the Organization;
CONSIDERING:
That the General Assembly, by resolution AG/RES. 50 (I-O/71), established the status of permanent observer to the Organization of American States and entrusted the Permanent Council with the task of determining the criteria and timing for implementing that decision; and
That the Permanent Council has complied with the mandate from the General Assembly, by means of resolutions CP/RES. 52 (61/72) and CP/RES. 407 (573/84); and
BEARING IN MIND:
That 41 states have now acquired the status of permanent observer to the Organization;
That it is appropriate to consider the possibility of establishing criteria recognizing the various forms of participation by these states in the activities and programs of the Organization; and
That several permanent observers have expressed a desire for greater participation in the activities and programs of the Organization,
RESOLVES: