AG/RES. 1518 (XXVII-O/97)
INTER-AMERICAN CULTURAL PROGRAM
(Resolution adopted at the seventh plenary session, held on June 5, 1997)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN Article 2.f of the Charter of the Organization of American States, which establishes the promotion, by cooperative action, of the economic, social, and cultural development of the member states as one of the essential purposes of the Organization;
BEARING IN MIND:
Resolution AG/RES. 1434 (XXVI-O/96), "Inter-American Cultural Program," wherein the General Assembly reaffirmed the importance of culture for the integral development of the member states and the need for the OAS to strengthen and enrich the Inter-American Cultural Program, and gave instructions for the preparation and adoption of a work plan to support the preservation, enhancement, and awareness of cultural and linguistic identity in the Hemisphere, the promotion of the arts, and the conservation of historical and archeological sites;
Resolution CIDI/RES. 23 (II-O/97), "Inter-American Cultural Program," wherein the Inter- American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) instructs the Permanent Executive Committee of CIDI (CEPCIDI) to convene a meeting of high-level experts to prepare an Inter-American Cultural Program, to be presented to CIDI for consideration at its Third Regular Meeting; and
The Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development 1997-2001, which includes culture among its priorities and in which agreement is reached to strengthen and enrich the Inter-American Cultural Program in support of member states' efforts in this area; and
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT:
Document CP/doc.2881/97 corr. 1, "Creation of the Office of Cultural Affairs," and the creation of that office; and
The Annual Report of the General Secretariat on the Inter-American Cultural Program (AG/doc.3472/97), presented pursuant to resolution AG/RES. 1434 (XXVI-O/96),
RESOLVES: