UN General Assembly Resolutions: Resolution 51/29

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolution 50/21 of 4 December 1995,

Stressing that the achievement of a comprehensive, just and
lasting settlement of the Middle East conflict will constitute a
significant contribution to strengthening international peace and
security,

Recalling the convening of the Peace Conference on the Middle
East at Madrid on 30 October 1991 on the basis of Security Council
resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338 (1973) of
22 October 1973 and the subsequent bilateral negotiations as well as
the meetings of the multilateral working groups, and noting with
satisfaction the broad international support for the peace process,

Noting the continuing positive participation of the United
Nations as a full extraregional participant in the work of the
multilateral working groups,

Bearing in mind the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-
Government Arrangements 1/ signed by the Government of the State of
Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative
of the Palestinian people, in Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993
and the subsequent Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
2/ signed by the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization at Cairo on 4 May 1994, their 29 August 1994
Agreement on the Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities,
the Protocol of Further Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities signed
by the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization
at Cairo on 27 August 1995 and the Interim Agreement on the West Bank
and Gaza Strip, signed by the Government of Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization in Washington, D.C., on 28 September 1995,

Also bearing in mind the Agreement between Israel and Jordan on
the Common Agenda, signed in Washington, D.C., on 14 September 1993,
the Washington Declaration 3/ signed by Jordan and Israel on
25 July 1994 and the Treaty of Peace between the State of Israel and
the Hashemite Kingdom 4/ of Jordan of 26 October 1994,

Welcoming the Declaration of the Middle East/North Africa
Economic Summit 5/ held at Casablanca from 30 October to
1 November 1994, the Declaration of the Middle East/North Africa
Economic Summit held at Amman from 29 to 31 October 1995 and the
Middle East/North Africa Economic Conference held at Cairo from 12 to
14 November 1996,

Welcoming also the declared commitment of the parties concerned
to overcome remaining difficulties and proceed with negotiations,

1. Welcomes the peace process started at Madrid, and supports
the subsequent bilateral negotiations;

2. Stresses the importance of, and need for, achieving a
comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East;

3. Expresses its full support for all the achievements of the
peace process thus far, which constitute important steps in achieving
a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East;

4. Urges all parties to fulfil their obligations and to
implement the agreements already reached;

5. Calls for the immediate acceleration of negotiations within
the Middle East peace process on its agreed basis;

6. Stresses the need to achieve rapid progress on all tracks of
the Arab-Israeli negotiations within the peace process;

7. Welcomes the results of the Conference to Support Middle
East Peace, convened in Washington, D.C., on 1 October 1993, including
the establishment of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, and the subsequent
work of the World Bank Consultative Group, welcomes also the
appointment by the Secretary-General of the "United Nations Special
Coordinator in the Occupied Territories", and urges Member States to
expedite economic, financial and technical assistance to the
Palestinian people during the interim period;

8. Calls upon all Member States to extend economic, financial
and technical assistance to parties in the region and to render
support for the peace process;

9. Considers that an active United Nations role in the Middle
East peace process and in assisting in the implementation of the
Declaration of Principles can make a positive contribution;

10. Encourages regional development and cooperation in areas
where work has begun within the framework of the Madrid Conference.

72nd plenary meeting
4 December 1996

Notes

1/ A/48/486-S/26560, annex.

2/ A/49/180-S/1994/727, annex.

3/ A/49/300-S/1994/939, annex.

4/ A/50/73-S/1995/83, enclosure.

5/ See A/49/645, annex.

Sources: The United Nations