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Confidence and
security-building measures
Reports
SAN SALVADOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING
MEASURES IN FOLLOW-UP TO THE SANTIAGO CONFERENCE
February 25 to 27, 1998
San Salvador, El Salvador |
OEA/Ser.K/XXIX.2
COSEGRE.II/doc.9/98
19 October 1998
Original: Spanish |
FINAL REPORT SAN SALVADOR
REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING MEASURES IN
FOLLOW-UP TO THE SANTIAGO CONFERENCE
I. BACKGROUND
1. Summit of the Americas
1994
The Heads of State and
Government of the Hemisphere meeting in Miami in December, 1994 at the
Summit of the Americas, addressed the issue of confidence-building
among their nations and expressed their mutual position in the Plan of
Action adopted on that occasion, stating as follows:
“8. Building Mutual
Confidence
The expansion and
consolidation of democracy in the Americas provide an opportunity to
build upon the peaceful traditions and the cooperative relationships
that have prevailed among the countries of the Western Hemisphere. Our
aim is to strengthen the mutual confidence that contributes to the
economic and social integration of our peoples.
Governments will:
• Support actions to
encourage a regional dialogue to promote the strengthening of mutual
confidence, preparing the way for a regional conference on
confidence-building measures in 1995, which Chile has offered to
host.”
2. Regional Conference on
Confidence- and Security-Building Measures, Santiago, 1995
In pursuance of the
commitment of the Heads of State and Government cited above, the
Regional Conference on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures was
held, under the auspices of the Organization of American States (OAS),
in Santiago, Chile, from November 8-10, 1995. This Conference
formulated a list of confidence- and security-building measures, set
out in the Santiago Declaration, and recommended that these be
implemented by member states. /
Apart from these
confidence- and security-building measures, the Conference also
recommended that a follow-up meeting be held.
3. Follow-up regional
conference
a. Mandate
The General Assembly, at
its twenty-sixth regular session, approved the holding of the
follow-up regional conference as recommended, and in its resolution
entitled “Regional Follow-up Conference on the Santiago Conference on
Confidence- and Security-Building Measures [AG/RES. 1412 (XXVI-O/96)],
resolved as follows:
“1. Convene a regional
conference in follow-up to the Regional conference of Santiago on
Measures of Confidence- and Security-Building.
2. To instruct Permanent
Council to undertake, through its Committee on Hemispheric Security,
preparatory work for that conference with a view to holding it,
preferably, during the second half of 1997.
3. To instruct the General
Secretariat to provide support, within available resources, for
holding the Conference.”
In 1997, the General
Assembly again addressed this issue and, having accepted the offer by
the Government of El Salvador to host the follow-up conference,
reiterated its instruction to the Permanent Council, through its
resolution “Second Regional Conference on Confidence- and
Security-Building Measures [AG/RES. 1495 (XXVII-O/97)], to carry out,
through its Committee on Hemispheric Security, the preparatory work
for the Conference, including the preparation and approval of the
agenda, with a view to holding it in February, 1998.
b. Preparatory work
In compliance with the
General Assembly mandates cited above, the Permanent Council, through
its Committee on Hemispheric Security, took the necessary steps to
prepare for the follow-up conference.
In the course of its
deliberations, the Committee was visited by the then Vice-Minister of
Foreign Affairs of El Salvador, Dr. Luis Arturo Zaldivar Romero, who
reported on the preparations underway in San Salvador, and proposed
that the conference be held February 25-27, 1998. It must also be
noted that among Santiago the confidence- and security-building
measures, was one on the holding of a high-level meeting on the
special security concerns of small island states, and that, in this
context, the said Vice-Minister also conveyed his Government’s offer
to host that high-level meeting in February 1998. /
On December 18, 1997, the
Permanent Council, by means of its resolution CP/RES. 715 (1144/97)
approved the date proposed for the Conference, as well as the draft
agenda presented by the Committee.
In January 1997, the
Committee began its consideration of the draft Declaration of San
Salvador, presented by the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the
OAS, / and set up a drafting group under the chairmanship of the
Permanent Representative of El Salvador. The draft was discussed at
length in a series of intense formal and informal meetings and a final
text was approved by the Committee on February 23, 1998. On the same
date, the Permanent Council also approved the draft Declaration and
agreed to forward it to the regional conference. /
II. PROCEEDINGS
The San Salvador Regional
Conference on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures in follow-up
to the Santiago Conference was held from the afternoon of February 25,
to the morning of February 28, 1998. In addition to the inaugural and
closing sessions, there were five plenary sessions during which the
agenda, calendar and rules of procedure were adopted, authorities
elected, a working group was set up to consider the draft Declaration
mentioned above, the Heads of Delegation made statements covering the
items on the Agenda, and the Declaration of San Salvador on
Confidence- and Security-Building Measures was adopted. /
Representatives from 27 Member States participated in the conference.
/
1. Inaugural session
The Conference commenced
on February 25, 1998, with the inaugural session under the
chairmanship of the acting President of the Conference, René Domínguez,
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador. Speeches were
delivered by the Minster of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador, Dr. Ramón
E.González Giner; the Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. César Gaviria;
and the President of El Salvador, Dr. Armando Calderón Sol, who
declared the Conference open. /
2. First plenary session
a. Adoption of decisions
taken by the Permanent Council
At the first plenary
session, also held on February 25, the decisions taken by the
Permanent Council with respect to the Rules of Procedure, Agenda, and
Calendar were adopted with some amendments. /
b. Election of officers
Also in the first plenary
session, the officers of the Conference were elected, by acclamation,
as follows: Chair -René Eduardo Domínguez, Vice-Minister of External
Affairs of El Salvador; First Vice-Chair, Ambassador Pablo Cabrera,
Head of Delegation of Chile; and Second Vice-Chair, Ambassador Cordell
Wilson, Head of Delegation of Jamaica.
3. Second plenary session
The second plenary
session, held on February 26, commenced with the consideration of the
draft Declaration of San Salvador on Confidence- and Security-Building
Measures, which item was deferred to a working group, established at
that point. /
General statements
covering the various items on the Agenda were then delivered by the
Heads of Delegation in the following order: Paraguay, Peru, Colombia,
Mexico, Haiti, Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Chile. /
During the course of the
deliberations, the Head of Delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, with the
agreement of the Chair and the delegations, ceded the floor to the
President of the Inter-American Defense Board to allow for the
presentation of the updated inventory of confidence- and
security-building measures, undertaken in compliance with General
Assembly resolutions. /
4. Third plenary session
The third plenary session
was held on the afternoon of February 26, and chaired by the First
Vice Chair, Ambassador Pablo Cabrera. General statements continued by
the Heads of delegation, in the following order: Costa Rica, Uruguay,
Ecuador, Nicaragua, United States, Venezuela, Guatemala, Guyana,
Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Panama. /
The Chair then offered the
floor to the Director of the Latin-American Faculty of Social Sciences
(FLACSO), for some comments on the Agenda. /
5. Fourth plenary session
On February 27, the fourth
plenary session was held to continue consideration of the items on the
Agenda.
The delegations of Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, and El Salvador commented on item 7 of the
Agenda. In its comments on this point, the delegation of Antigua and
Barbuda also requested that the record of this Conference reflect the
intervention by the Head of that delegation made during the High-Level
Meeting on the Special Security Concerns of Small Island States with
respect to the Regional Security System (RSS) of the Eastern Caribbean
states, which intervention has since been published in the Final
Report of that Meeting. /
The delegations of Antigua
and Barbuda, Canada and Chile took the floor on items 8 and 9. The
delegation of El Salvador also commented on item 9. 6. Working group
on the draft Declaration of San Salvador on Confidence- and
Security-Building Measures
The Working Group set up
by the Conference in its first plenary session, met for the first time
on the first day of the Conference, February 25, and elected, by
acclamation, as Chair, the Permanent Representative of El Salvador to
the OAS, Ambassador Mauricio Granillo Barrera.
The Group held five
sessions, deliberating for two full days. The first agreement by the
Group was with respect to the reference to the Santiago Declaration,
and accordingly the measures emanating from that first Conference were
incorporated as Appendix to the San Salvador. The Group then proceeded
to consider the measures being proposed in the San Salvador
Declaration, and agreed, at the outset, to eliminate all those
measures which were merely reiterating measures contained in the
earlier Santiago Declaration, on the basis that they were still in
effect. The debate continued with respect to the measures to be
included in the San Salvador Declaration, with discussion on their
purpose, content, and appropriate language, as well as on new
proposals put forward at the time, until a consensus was reached on
all measures at the end of the third session.
The Group then proceeded
to consider the paragraphs preceding the measures as well as those
relating to the follow-up to the San Salvador Conference. For purposes
of harmonizing the final paragraphs, the Chair set up a drafting group
to consider the preceding paragraphs of the Declaration, under the
guidance of the Chilean delegation, the results of which were
submitted to the Working Group at its fourth session.
Delegations concluded a
final draft, on which there was consensus, and agreed to forward it to
the Plenary for adoption.
The delegation of Haiti
was among those presenting new proposals, and put forward two such for
the consideration of the Working Group, but a consensus position could
not be reached on their inclusion in the Declaration. The delegation
of Haiti withdrew its proposals on the understanding that the record
of the Conference would reflect its proposals, which were as follows:
i. Recognize the need for
increased promotion of the cooperation programs now underway with the
Caribbean states to enable them to protect their environment, fight
the pollution of their coastal areas by toxic wastes of every kind,
and secure the removal from their territories of any toxic residues
deposited there.
ii. Recognize that, in
order to maintain the developing climate of trust in the region, it is
necessary to enhance ties of friendship and step up economic
cooperation among neighboring countries, as well as to strengthen
existing mechanisms to resolve migration issues and any other
difference that may arise among them.
7. Fifth plenary session
The fifth plenary session
got underway at midnight on February 27, to consider the draft
Declaration submitted by the Working Group, and adopted the text as
presented.
The Conference also
established a Style Committee, comprising Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil,
Canada, and Venezuela, to review the texts of the Declaration in the
four official languages of the Organization and introduce any
necessary style changes.
III. CONCLUSION
1. Closing session
The Conference Chair
closed the proceedings at 12:15 a.m. February 28, with congratulations
and expressions of appreciation to all delegations. Delegations in
turn, thanked the Government of El Salvador for its hospitality and
placed on record their congratulations for the excellent facilities
and services provided. The Conference also extended its appreciation
to the General Secretariat of the Organization.
2. Style Committee
The Style Committee met at
the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Organization of
American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C., on March 11, 12, and 31,
1998. The Alternate Representative of Venezuela was elected Chair of
the Committee, and in that capacity presented his report / and the
revised version of the Declaration to the Committee on Hemispheric
Security at that Committee’s meeting on April 14, 1998.
The final version of the
Declaration of San Salvador on Confidence- and Security-Building
Measures was presented to the Permanent Council on May 4, 1998.
APPENDIX I
SAN SALVADOR REGIONAL
CONFERENCE OEA/Ser.K/XXIX.2 ON CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING
MEASURES COSEGRE.II/doc.7/98 rev. 3 IN FOLLOW-UP TO THE SANTIAGO
CONFERENCE 7 April 1998 February 25-27, 1998 Original: Spanish San
Salvador, El Salvador
DECLARATION OF SAN
SALVADOR ON CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING MEASURES
(Reviewed by the Style
Committee) DECLARATION OF SAN SALVADOR ON CONFIDENCE- AND
SECURITY-BUILDING MEASURES
(Adopted at the fifth
plenary session, held February 28, 1998)
The member states of the
Organization of American States, meeting at the San Salvador Regional
Conference on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures in follow-up
to the Santiago Conference:
Reaffirm that the 1995
Declaration of Santiago on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures
and the measures set forth therein remain fully in effect / and,
encouraged by the consolidation of democracy in the region and by
efforts promoting international disarmament, peace, and security,
express their willingness to continue strengthening confidence and
security in the Hemisphere.
Recognize that mutual
confidence has been strengthened through inter-American cooperation to
face common problems affecting the security of states.
Reaffirm that respect for
international law, faithful compliance with treaties, the peaceful
settlement of disputes, respect for the sovereignty of states and for
the principle of nonintervention, and the prohibition of the use or
threat of the use of force, in accordance with the terms of the
Charters of the Organization of American States and the United
Nations, are the basis for peaceful coexistence and security in the
Hemisphere, and constitute the framework for the development of
confidence- and security-building measures. They also affirm that an
essential condition for achieving an effective international security
system is that all states submit to universal, equal, and binding
rules.
Reaffirm also that
consolidating democratic processes strengthens coexistence among
states and security in the Hemisphere.
Acknowledge the
significant progress made in identifying and applying confidence- and
security-building measures since the adoption of the Declaration of
Santiago, which has helped to reduce factors that generate distrust
and contributed to the promotion of transparency and mutual
confidence, in keeping with the purposes and principles of the Charter
of the Organization of American States, respect for international law,
and the promotion of friendly and cooperative relations among the
states in the region.
Acknowledge further that
the progress made in economic integration processes in the Hemisphere
builds confidence and security, and recognize the importance of having
all member states participate in and benefit from these processes.
Note with satisfaction the
achievement of the first inhabited nuclear-weapon-free area of the
world three decades after the pioneering effort enshrined in the
Treaty of Tlatelolco.
Consider that the climate
of hemispheric security has been further strengthened by the General
Assembly decision to reaffirm the goals of the global elimination of
antipersonnel land mines and the conversion of the Western Hemisphere
into an antipersonnel-land-mine-free zone; by the adoption of the
amended Protocol II to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions
on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be
Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects; and by the
signing of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,
Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Land Mines and on their
Destruction, the signature and ratification of which, by all the
member states, as soon as possible, they consider advisable. They
further recognize the contribution to hemispheric security made by
various bans, moratoria, and other restrictions on antipersonnel land
mines already declared by states. They take note of efforts to address
the antipersonnel land mine issue in other fora, including the United
Nations, regional organizations and groupings, and the Conference on
Disarmament.
Consider also that
hemispheric security is further enhanced through two significant
international actions: the signature of the Comprehensive Nuclear
Test-Ban Treaty and the entry into force of the Convention on the
Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of
Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction. Additionally, the prompt
and successful conclusion of current negotiations on a protocol to the
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and
Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxic Weapons and on
Their Destruction will also enhance hemispheric security.
Recall the OAS objective
of concluding mine-clearing in Central America by the year 2000, and
highlight the important achievements of the Mine-Clearing Assistance
Program in that region, with the participation and support of a
growing number of member states, permanent observers, and other
states, as well as the technical assistance rendered by the
Inter-American Defense Board.
Recognize that the prompt
ratification and entry into force of the Inter-American Convention
against the Illicit Production of and Trafficking in Firearms,
Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials will contribute to
further strengthening confidence, security, and cooperation among
states to combat this serious problem.
Underscore the importance
of the coming into force of the Framework Treaty on Democratic
Security in Central America, based on its own model of security, which
is a concrete and significant step forward for the subregion, and that
the Committee on Security, established in that Treaty, is developing
an annual program on confidence- and security-building measures to
strengthen the rule of law and the democratic system.
Note with satisfaction the
Declaration of the Presidents of Central America and the Dominican
Republic and the Representative of the Prime Minister of Belize on the
Non Participation in the Acquisition of Strategic High-Technology and
High-Cost Weapons of Mass Destruction, which reflects the commitments
made with respect to this issue and the decision by these states to
dedicate their resources “to economic and social progress for
increasing sustainable human development,” and which emphasizes the
importance of “agreeing on and implementing a consultative process at
the hemispheric level on the limitation and control of arms.”
Note with satisfaction the
initiation of consultations in the Hemisphere, in follow-up to the
Declaration of Santiago, on the limitation and control of conventional
weapons, and in particular the work and reflections of the Rio Group
on this issue.
Underscore the important
progress achieved since the Declaration of Santiago by the Southern
Cone countries in fostering mutual confidence and security, by setting
up various permanent bilateral mechanisms for consultation and
coordination on security matters and defense policies among Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay, as well as conducting joint
military exercises between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Note with satisfaction the
results of the Second Meeting of Ministers of Defense of the Americas,
held in 1996 in Bariloche, Argentina, which contributed to confidence
and to the exchange of viewpoints on defense and security issues.
Note the importance of
inter-American conferences and meetings of Joint Chiefs of Staff and
Armed Forces Chiefs of Staff to strengthen cooperation and implement
any military confidence- and security-building measures adopted by the
member states.
Recognize that the concept
of security for the small island states of the Hemisphere is
multidimensional in scope, involving state and nonstate actors, and
includes political, economic, social, and natural components. The
small island states have concluded that among the threats to their
security are illegal drug trafficking, the illegal trade in arms,
increasing levels of crime and corruption, environmental and economic
vulnerability, particularly in relation to trade, susceptibility to
natural disasters, transportation of nuclear waste, and increased
levels of poverty.
Note that, pursuant to the
decision of the OAS General Assembly regarding the Declaration of
Santiago, the Committee on Hemispheric Security has received reports
from governments as contributions to the preparation of a complete and
systematic list of confidence- and security-building measures. This
allows for the dissemination, follow-up, and periodic evaluation of
its implementation. In this context, they reiterate the importance of
the annual submission by member states of information on the measures
referred to in resolutions AG/RES. 1409 (XXVI-O/96) and AG/RES. 1494
(XXVII-O/97).
Emphasize, in this regard,
the work carried out by the OAS Committee on Hemispheric Security in
conformity with the General Assembly resolutions on the Declaration of
Santiago.
Recognize that the growing
application of confidence- and security-building measures is an
expression of the political will of the states to strengthen peace and
security in the Hemisphere. Their implementation, in conformity with
the geographic, political, social, cultural, and economic conditions
of each country or region and with the needs of each state, in the
most appropriate manner, contributes to increasing security in the
Hemisphere.
Emphasize that the
application of confidence- and security-building measures, through
practical and useful actions, will facilitate more far-reaching
cooperation processes in the future in areas such as arms control and
hemispheric security.
Convinced of the
importance of the confidence- and security-building process, and of
the implementation of measures such as those identified in the
Declaration of Santiago, for the consolidation of a region inspired by
democratic values and sustained by a culture of peace, agree to
recommend the application, in the most appropriate manner, of
additional measures including the following:
a. Encourage contact and
cooperation among legislators on confidence-building measures and on
matters of peace and hemispheric security, including conferences, the
exchange of visits, and a meeting of parliamentarians, in order to
strengthen this process.
b. Extend to diplomatic
training institutes, military academies, research centers, and
universities the seminars, courses, and studies envisioned in the
Declarations of Santiago and San Salvador on confidence- and
security-building measures, disarmament, and other issues related to
peace and hemispheric security, with participation in those activities
by government, civilian, and military officials and by civil society.
c. Identify and carry out
activities promoting cooperation among neighboring countries along
their border regions.
d. Promote the exchange of
information, inter alia, through the publication of books on defense
or official documents, as appropriate, permitting greater transparency
with respect to the defense policies of each country, and on the
organization, structure, size, and composition of the armed forces.
e. In order to promote
transparency, and with technical support from the appropriate
international economic agencies, encourage the carrying out of studies
for establishing a common methodology in order to facilitate the
comparison of military expenditures in the region, taking into
account, inter alia, the United Nations Standardized International
Reporting of Military Expenditures. f. Develop a cooperation program
to address the concerns raised by maritime transport of nuclear and
other waste, and to cooperate and coordinate in the relevant
international fora to strengthen standards governing such transport
and its safety.
g. Continue supporting the
efforts of the small island states to address their special security
concerns, including those of an economic, financial, and environmental
nature, taking into consideration their vulnerability and level of
development.
h. Improve and broaden the
information submitted by the member states to the United Nations
Register of Conventional Arms, so as to enhance the Hemisphere’s
contribution to pursuing the aims of that register, in compliance with
the relevant resolutions of the UN General Assembly.
i. Continue consultations
and the exchange of ideas within the Hemisphere to advance the
limitation and control of conventional weapons in the region.
Express the advisability
of strengthening mechanisms and instruments for the peaceful
settlement of disputes.
Recommend that the
Committee on Hemispheric Security hold a special meeting annually,
with the participation of experts, dedicated to the analysis and
exchange of information on the confidence- and security-building
measures identified in the Declaration of Santiago, in this
Declaration, and in the relevant mandates of the General Assembly of
the OAS, with a view to assessing progress on their implementation in
the Hemisphere. Recommend also that the Committee on Hemispheric
Security:
a. Study the
recommendations emanating from the High-Level Meeting on the Special
Security Concerns of Small Island States, held on February 25, 1998,
in order to generate greater awareness and understanding of the
special security concerns of the small island states of the Caribbean,
and continue to implement appropriate action, as well as identify new
measures of cooperation to address these concerns.
b. Hold a meeting for
which member states would make available their experts who had served
on the group of government experts on the United Nations Register of
Conventional Arms, in order that those experts provide information
about the results of the group’s work, and convene a meeting for an
exchange of views in order to increase participation in the register.
c. Seek, in its
deliberations, to advance the development of the most appropriate
approach at the hemispheric level with a view to strengthening
dialogue to manage questions related to conventional weapons.
d. Seek, in its
deliberations, to advance the development of the most appropriate
approach at the hemispheric level with a view to strengthening
dialogue to manage questions related to small arms and trafficking
therein.
e. Conclude the
preparation of, and begin to implement, the education program for
peace in the Hemisphere agreed on by the General Assembly of the OAS.
f. Promote the exchange of
experiences among the member states as well as with relevant regional
and nonregional organizations and institutions, in order to strengthen
international peace and security.
Recommend to the
Organization of American States that it take the initial steps to
facilitate the meeting of parliamentarians referred to earlier in this
Declaration.
Recommend that the General
Secretariat annually update the OAS Register of Experts on confidence-
and security-building measures appointed by the member states.
Recommend that the General
Assembly consider, when appropriate, the holding, by way of follow-up,
of another regional conference on confidence- and security-building
measures, as well as another high-level meeting on the special
security concerns of small island states.
Recall that this
conference is being held in follow-up to the Regional Conference on
Confidence- and Security-Building Measures (Santiago, Chile, November
1995) mandated by the Summit of the Americas (Miami, December 1994).
In that regard, they express their conviction that the Summit of the
Americas to be held in Santiago, Chile, this April is an important
opportunity to consolidate achievements in hemispheric confidence and
security. They also expect it to be an opportunity to consider
guidelines according to which the OAS, through its relevant bodies,
would study possible means of revitalizing and strengthening the
institutions of the inter-American system related to the various
aspects of hemispheric security, with a view to meeting the challenges
of the coming century. The member states express their special
appreciation to the Government of El Salvador for its excellent work
in preparing for and conducting the Regional Conference and the
High-Level Meeting, as well as for the many courtesies it extended to
the participating delegations. They also wish to thank the OAS General
Secretariat for its efforts in organizing the two meetings.
San Salvador, El Salvador
February 28, 1998
APPENDIX
CONFIDENCE- AND
SECURITY-BUILDING MEASURES /
In accordance with the
foregoing, the governments of the OAS member states, meeting in
Santiago, Chile, agree to recommend the application, in the manner
that is most suitable, of confidence- and security-building measures,
among which the following should be mentioned:
a. Gradual adoption of
agreements regarding advance notice of military exercises;
b. Exchange of information
and participation of all member states in the United Nations Register
of Conventional Arms and the Standardized International Reporting of
Military Expenditures;
c. Promotion of the
development and exchange of information concerning defense policies
and doctrines;
d. Consideration of a
consultation process with a view to proceeding towards limitation and
control of conventional weapons;
e. Agreements on
invitation of observers to military exercises, visits to military
installations, arrangements for observing routine operations and
exchange of civilian and military personnel for regular and advanced
training;
f. Meetings and activities
to prevent incidents and increase security for transport by land, sea,
and air;
g. Cooperation programs in
the event of natural disasters or to prevent such disasters, based on
the request and authorization of the affected states;
h. Development and
establishment of communications among civilian or military authorities
of neighboring countries in accordance with their border situation;
i. Holding of seminars and
courses, and studies on mutual confidence- and security-building
measures and policies to promote confidence involving the
participation of civilians and military personnel, and on the special
security concerns of small island states;
j. A high-level meeting on
the special security concerns of small island states; and
k. Education Programs of
education for peace.
APPENDIX II
SAN SALVADOR REGIONAL
CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE- OEA/Ser.K/XXIX.2 AND SECURITY-BUILDING
MEASURES IN FOLLOW-UP TO THE COSEGRE.II/doc.6/98 rev. 1 SANTIAGO
CONFERENCE 25 February 1998 February 25 to 27, 1998 Original: Spanish
San Salvador, El Salvador
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE
SAN SALVADOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING
MEASURES IN FOLLOW-UP TO THE SANTIAGO CONFERENCE
(Approved at the first
Plenary session held on February 12, 1998) DRAFT RULES OF PROCEDURE OF
THE SAN SALVADOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE- AND
SECURITY-BUILDING MEASURES IN FOLLOW-UP TO THE SANTIAGO CONFERENCE
(Approved by the Committee
on Hemispheric Security at its meeting of February 12, 1998)
I. PURPOSE OF THE
CONFERENCE
Article 1. Convened by the
General Assembly of the Organization of American States through its
resolution AG/RES. 1495 (XXVII-O/97), “San Salvador Regional
Conference on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures in follow-up
to the Santiago Conference”, the Conference meets to consider the
topics on the draft agenda approved by the Permanent Council in its
resolution CP/RES. 715 (1144/97) and adopted by the Conference.
Documents, studies,
proposals, and drafts presented by member states on the agenda items
shall also be considered.
II. PARTICIPANTS
Article 2. The governments
of member states of the Organization may accredit delegations to the
Conference. Delegations may be comprised of the representatives,
advisers, and other members accredited by the governments.
Article 3. Accreditation
shall be accomplished by way of communications addressed to the
Secretary General of the Organization.
Article 4. The Secretary
General of the Organization or a representative designated by him
shall participate in the Conference with voice but without vote, in
accordance with Article 110 of the Charter of the Organization.
Article 5. Permanent
observer state governments may accredit observers to the Conference by
writing to the Secretary General and in accordance with the
resolutions of the General Assembly and the Permanent Council.
The following parties may
also accredit observers to the Conference:
a. Governments of states
that are neither member nor permanent observer states of the
Organization, if the Committee on Hemispheric Security or the
Conference so decides, with the agreement of the host country;
b. Inter-American
specialized organizations and regional intergovernmental organizations
of the Americas;
c. The United Nations and
its associated specialized agencies; d. Other international or
national organizations or agencies, if so decided by the Committee on
Hemispheric Security or the Conference, with the agreement of the host
country government.
The General Secretariat
shall issue invitations to the international institutions referred to
in subparagraphs (b) and (c) and, at the request of the Committee on
Hemispheric Security or of the Conference, to the institutions and
governments mentioned in subparagraphs (a) and (d).
Article 6. International
or national nongovernmental organizations or agencies and individuals
of recognized competence in the matters to be considered may attend
the Conference as special guests, if the Committee on Hemispheric
Security or the Conference so decides, with the agreement of the host
country government.
Article 7. The observers
mentioned in Article 5 may take the floor at the Conference at the
invitation of the chair.
The special guests
mentioned in Article 6 may take the floor if the Conference so
decides.
III. OFFICERS OF THE
CONFERENCE
Article 8. The government
of the host country shall appoint an interim Conference chair, who
shall serve until the Conference elects its chair, and who shall be a
representative of that country. Conference shall also elect its
Vice-Chair.
Article 9. The chair of
the Conference shall take any steps he or she deems appropriate to
facilitate the proceedings and secure adherence to these Rules of
Procedure.
Article 10. Working groups
shall be formed as may be necessary; the respective chairs shall be
elected as agreed to by the participating delegates.
IV. SECRETARIAT
Article 11. The General
Secretariat of the Organization of American States shall provide
technical and secretariat services to the Conference. Such services
shall be supervised by a staff member so appointed by the Secretary
General of the Organization.
V. SESSIONS AND MEETINGS
OF THE CONFERENCE
Article 12. The Conference
shall have an opening session, plenary sessions and a closing session.
Meetings of any working groups established may also be held.
Article 13. Decisions
adopted by the Permanent Council in its resolution CP/RES. 715
(1144/97), “San Salvador Regional Conference on Confidence- and
Security-Building Measures in follow-up to the Santiago Conference”,
as well as those taken by the Committee on Hemispheric Security shall
be formally adopted at the plenary session. Article 14. The Conference
shall meet in plenary session to hear the general statements of the
heads of delegation in accordance with the order of precedence
established by lot by the Permanent Council in its session of February
11, 1998. As a general rule, such statements shall last no more than
seven minutes.
Article 15. Unless
otherwise decided by the Conference, the sessions and meetings
referred to in Article 12 shall be open. Observers and special guests
may attend the open sessions and meetings of the Conference, and may
attend closed sessions and meetings when invited by the chair with the
agreement of the Conference.
VI. DISCUSSIONS,
PROCEEDINGS, AND VOTING
Article 16. English,
French, Portuguese, and Spanish shall be the official languages of the
Conference.
Article 17. A majority of
the delegations accredited to the Conference shall constitute a quorum
for plenary sessions and for meetings of the working group.
Article 18. In order for
any decision taken by the Conference to be reconsidered, a
corresponding motion approved by a majority vote of the delegations
accredited to the Conference shall be required.
Article 19. During
discussion of a topic, any delegation may raise a point of order,
which shall be decided upon immediately by the chair. Any delegation
may appeal this decision, in which case the appeal shall be put to a
vote. While raising a point of order, a delegation may not go into the
substance of the matter under discussion.
Article 20. The chair or
any delegation may propose suspension of discussion. Only two
delegations may speak in favor of, and two against, such a motion,
which shall be put to a vote immediately.
Article 21. The chair or
any delegation may propose that a discussion be brought to a close
when they deem a matter to have been discussed sufficiently. Only two
delegations may speak in favor of, and two against, such a motion,
which shall be put to a vote immediately.
Article 22. During any
discussion, the chair or any delegation may propose suspension or
adjournment of the session or meeting. Such a motion shall be put to a
vote immediately and without discussion.
Article 23. The Conference
shall make every effort to adopt its decisions by consensus.
Article 24. When every
effort to arrive at a consensus has been made, the Conference may
adopt decisions by a majority vote of the delegations accredited to
the Conference.
Article 25. Voting shall
be conducted by a show of hands, but any delegation may request a
roll-call vote, which shall be taken beginning with the member states
accredited to the Conference in Spanish alphabetical order.
VII. CONCLUSIONS AND FINAL
REPORT
Article 26. The chair of
the Conference shall forward the final conclusions of the Conference,
through the General Secretariat of the Organization of American
States, to the governments of the member states of the Organization
and to the other Conference participants.
Article 27. Procedural
matters not provided for in these Rules of Procedure shall be resolved
by the Conference itself.
CR00087E01.DOC APPENDIX
III
SAN SALVADOR REGIONAL
CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE- OEA/Ser.K/XXIX.2 AND SECURITY-BUILDING
MEASURES IN FOLLOW-UP TO THE COSEGRE.II/doc.2/98 rev. 1 SANTIAGO
CONFERENCE 25 February 1998 February 25 to 27, 1998 Original: Spanish
San Salvador, El Salvador
AGENDA FOR THE SAN
SALVADOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING
MEASURES IN FOLLOW-UP TO THE SANTIAGO CONFERENCE
1. Election of the Chair
2. Election of the
Vice-Chair
3. Adoption of the draft
Rules of Procedure
4. Agreement on a work
plan
5. General statements by
Heads of Delegation
6. Frame of reference for
strengthening confidence- and security-building measures in the
Americas
7. Implementation of
confidence- and security-building measures in the Americas as
established in the Santiago Declaration. National and subregional
achievements and experiences.
8. Consideration of other
confidence- and security-building measures
a. Confidence- and
security-building measures included in the Framework Treaty on
Democratic Security in Central America.
b. Confidence- and
security-building measures and special security concerns of small
island states.
c. National experiences.
d. Possible areas for
further cooperation on confidence- and security-building measures.
9. Follow-up on
confidence- and security-building measures in the Americas
a. Exchange of information
and experiences on confidence- and security-building measures in the
Americas. The role of the Committee on Hemispheric Security.
b. Exchange of information
and experiences in confidence- and security-building measures with
other intergovernmental organizations.
c. Dissemination and
systematization of information, periodical evaluation and follow-up at
the hemispheric and sub-regional level. The role of the Organization
of American States.
10. Declaration of San
Salvador
CR00085E01 APPENDIX IV
SAN SALVADOR REGIONAL
CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE- OEA/Ser.K/XXIX AND SECURITY-BUILDING
MEASURES IN FOLLOW-UP TO THE COSEGRE.II/doc.3/98 rev. 1 SANTIAGO
CONFERENCE 25 February 1998 February 25 to 27, 1998 Original: Spanish
San Salvador, El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR REGIONAL
CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING MEASURES IN FOLLOW-UP
TO THE SANTIAGO CONFERENCE
CALENDAR
Wednesday, February 25,
1998
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
INAUGURATION
Remarks • Interim Chair •
Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. Cesar Gaviria
Special Program
4:00 - 4:15 p.m. Break
4:15 - 6:00 p.m. FIRST
PLENARY SESSION
1. Adoption of the
decisions taken by the Permanent Council and the Committee on
Hemispheric Security • Rules of Procedure • Agenda • Calendar
2. Election of officers •
Chair • Vice-Chair
FIRST WORKING GROUP
MEETING
1. Election of the Chair
2. Agreement on work methodology
Thursday, February 26,
1998
8:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
SECOND PLENARY SESSION
1. Consideration of the
draft Declaration of San Salvador on Confidence- and Security-Building
Measures
2. Establishment of the
Working Group to consider the draft Declaration of San Salvador on
Confidence- and Security-Building Measures
3. Statements by the Heads
of Delegation
9:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
SECOND WORKING GROUP MEETING
Consideration of the draft
Declaration of San Salvador on Confidence- and Security-Building
Measures
12:45 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch
break
2:30 - 4:45 p.m. THIRD
PLENARY SESSION
Statements by the Heads of
Delegation continued
2:30 - 4:45 p.m. THIRD
WORKING GROUP MEETING
Consideration of the draft
Declaration of San Salvador on Confidence- and Security-Building
Measures continued
Friday, February 27, 1998
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
FOURTH PLENARY SESSION
Statements by the Heads of
Delegation continued
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
THIRD WORKING GROUP MEETING
Approval of the draft
Declaration of San Salvador on Confidence- and Security-Building
Measures
12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch
break
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. FIFTH
PLENARY SESSION
Presentation and adoption
of the Draft Declaration of San Salvador on Confidence- and
Security-Building Measures
3:30 - 4:30 p.m CLOSING
SESSION
CR00087E01.DOC APPENDIX V
STATEMENTS DELIVERED AT
THE INAUGURAL SESSION16/
1. Dr. Ramón E. González
Giner, Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador 2. Dr. César Gaviria,
Secretary General of the Organization of American States 3. Dr.
Armando Calderón Sol, President of El Salvador
___________________________ 16. Statements are published in
chronological order in the language in which they were delivered.
APPENDIX VI
GENERAL STATEMENTS
DELIVERED BY HEADS OF DELEGATION AT THE SECOND AND THIRD PLENARY
SESSIONS17/
1. Emilio Balbuena,
Encargado de Negocios a.i. de la Embajada en El Salvador 2. Palma
Valderrama, Viceministro y Secretario General del Ministerio de
Relaciones Exteriores 3. Camilo Reyes, Viceministro de Relaciones
Exteriores 4. Sergio González Gálvez, Embajador, Asesor Especial de la
Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores 5. Guy Pierre, Représentant
permanent par intérim près l’OEA 6. Alberto Luis Daverede, Embajador,
Subsecretario de Política Exterior 7. Celina Maria Assunção do Valle
Pereira, Embaixadora, Diretora-Geral do Departamento de Organismos
Internacionais do Ministério da Relação Exteriores 8. Jill Sinclair,
Director, Non-proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade 9. Chile 10.
Julio Prado Vallejo, Embajador, Representante Permanente ante la OEA
11. Lester Mejía Solís, Jefe de Delegación, Ministerio de Relaciones
Exteriores 12. Ralph Earle II Ambassador, Deputy Director U.S. Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency 13. Odeen Ishmael, Ambassador,
Permanent Representative to the OAS
___________________________
17. Only those general
statements circulated by delegations at the Conference are included in
this Report. These statements are in chronological order in the
language in which they were delivered.
APPENDIX VII
REMARKS BY REGIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS18/
1. President of the
Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) 2. Director of the Latin-American
Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO)
____________________________
18. Remarks are published
in chronological order in the language in which they were delivered.
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